Citation Information
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Title
XYZ Affair
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Coverage
1796–1800
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Author
Aaron W. Marrs
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Keywords
France determined that it had no need for an American minister on its soil and demanded that Pinckney leave in January 1797, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, the names of the French envoys were replaced with the letters X, Y, and Z, thus giving the scandal its name).
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Website Name
South Carolina Encyclopedia
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Publisher
University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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URL
https://www.scencyclopedia.org/sce/entries/xyz-affair/view/images
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Access Date
November 22, 2024
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Original Published Date
July 7, 2016
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Date of Last Update
August 15, 2022
