Timeline December 1797

Events in December 1797 1

• 1797 XYZ Affair Diplomatic scandal poisons relations between the US and France American envoys sent to negotiate with France were allegedly solicited for bribes by French officials, an episode that became known as the XYZ Affair when published. The scandal inflamed anti-French sentiment in the United States and pushed the two nations toward an undeclared "Quasi-War" at sea. It also strengthened the Federalist Party domestically.