What Was the XYZ Affair

Multiple Choice

What was the XYZ affair?

A) It was an incident where a British ship attacked and American naval vessel without warning.
B) It was an effort by the French to get the United States to pay a bribe before they would negotiate.
C) It was the first time that the United States tried to publish its own English dictionary.
D) It was an attempt by Thomas Jefferson to persuade undecided electors to vote for him.
E) It was the first scandal in American presidential history when George Washington was caught cheating on his income taxes.