In History: Z?

Doh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The XYZ Affair is a diplomatic scandal that lasted from March of 1797 to 1800. Three French agents, publicly referred to as X, Y, and Z, but later revealed as Jean Conrad Hottinguer, Pierre Bellamy and Lucien Hauteval, demanded major concessions from the United States as a condition for continuing bilateral peace negotiations. The concessions demanded by the French included 50,000 pounds sterling, a $12 million loan from the United States, a $250,000 personal bribe to French foreign minister Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, and a formal apology for comments made by U.S. President John Adams. The demand came during a meeting in Paris between the French agents and a three member American commission consisting of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry. Several weeks prior to the meeting with X, Y, and Z, the American commission had met with French foreign minister Talleyrand to discuss French retaliation to the Jay Treaty, which they perceived as evidence of an Anglo-American alliance. The French seized nearly 300 American ships bound for British ports in the Atlantic, Mediterranean, and Caribbean Seas.

The 3 member AMERICAN COMMISION consisting of Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, John Marshall, and Elbridge Gerry worked for the FEDERALIST FACTION.

I hope this was of some help to you....................... rob

No it's not that "Z", sorry. That was 2 decades later.

Sorry, Just tryin' to help ya out. You might try WIKIPEDIA !!!! rob

Been there, done that lol and google too

Nobody knows??? Guess I'll just have to ask the teacher.

Oooooh, my first triple post. So I went to the library today after school to get help from the librarians and they said that nobody knows who Z was. I swear my teacher was playing it off like she knew who he was the whole time.

What a pile of crap THAT was. I spent close to an hour & a half on the computer researching that for you. Now I find out it was all a waste of time?:yabbmad: What the hell is that teachers name :wtf: He/she needs:gun: Man, I feel so, so, so USED, :thinking: no, the more I think about it, it's more like HOSED!!
Of course I'm kidding about the gun, but me thinks you & I got hosed big time :yabbmad: rob

hahaha! I was hoping somone would just post a link to a website where his identity would be revealed. This sucks. sorry

N/P, just blowin' off some steam................ rob