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Events on Saturday 7 July 1798 2
1798Quasi-War with France beginsCongress annuls the treaties with FranceCongress rescinded the 1778 treaties of alliance and commerce with France, starting an undeclared naval war between the two countries. American warships and privateers fought French vessels mainly in the Caribbean until the Convention of 1800.
1798Quasi-War with France beginsCongress annuls the treaties with FranceCongress rescinded the 1778 treaties of alliance and commerce with France, starting an undeclared naval war between the two countries. American warships and privateers fought French vessels mainly in the Caribbean until the Convention of 1800.