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...t was in clear violation of the United States Neutrality Act, which kept America from choosing sides while maintaining commercial relationships. To Washington this was an outrage so he demanded that France recall Genet from the States, but by the time Washington’s demand reached France, a new government had been established and if Genet returned to France, he would be killed upon arrival. In order to silence Citizen Genet, Washington gave him a farm in Long Island and allowed him to live and farm there. The Quasi War with France started when French ships began commandeering American trade ships abroad at sea, sometimes taking the crews captive. In response to this, The United States sent Charles Cotesworth Pinckney to try to negotiate with the French. However, the French government refused to recognize him as a representative of the U.S. After this, a bipartisan party was sent over comprised of Charles Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry. The French officials demanded that a loan and bribes for French officers, the U.S. commission refused immediately. When word of this reached John Adams, he told Congress to prepare for war. This incident became knows as the XYZ Affair, the letters X, Y, and Z were substituted for the real names of the three French representatives who gave the terms to the Americans. After this, the U.S. was in an unofficial war with France. A navy department was created to provide funding for shipbuilding and outfitting. Through the Quasi War with France, American became a close ally with Britain. In the end the Americans captured eighty-fie French ships. France surrendered to prevent an all out war. In 1794, the Royal Navy began seizing hundreds of American ships that were trading in the French West Indies. In addition, in the Northwest, Britain was providing local Indian tribes with guns and ammunition. This angered the Americans a great deal, so Washington sent John Jay to compromise with the British. Washington wanted J...