The XYZ Affair did not involve the United States and England. It was a dispute between the U.S. and the French Republic.
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The XYZ affair caused a harsh relationship between France and the US.
A war between the United States and France
Also called the "XYZ"-affair, it was a diplomatic crisis between the USA and France in 1797/98 caused by French foreign minister Talleyrand who only wanted to start talks on averting possible war between the two countries after recieving a substantial amount from the US in bribes and loans. 'XYZ' stood for the names of the three French diplomats that Talleyrand used as informal middlemen for the hoped-for transaction. The US delegation refused to cough up, which lead to a stalemate in negotiations. Only after Talleyrand had been called to task on the affair by the French Government, talks were succesfully resumed.
The congress canccled its treaties with France & allowed u.s. ships and seize french vessels.
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