For 10 points, name this war in which the U.S. cracked down on French privateering, that was never officially declared.
The fighting force of one side in this war was funded privately by bonds with only six percent interest rates, considerably lower than the prevailing rates at that time. Â George Gilaspy organized a group of surgeons to provide medical care to one side during this war. Â Silas Talbot organized an expedition during this war that targeted the harbor of Puerto Plata. Â Two important victories were won during this war by Thomas Truxton, the commander of the (*) Constellation, and Oliver Ellsworth was one of the representatives for the U.S. at the treaty that ended this war, alternately called the Treaty of Mortefontaine or the Convention of 1800. Â For 10 points, name this war in which the U.S. cracked down on French privateering, that was never officially declared.
The fighting force of one side in this war was funded privately by bonds with only six percent interest rates, considerably lower than the prevailing rates at that time.
Quasi-War [or the Franco-American War]