It was sparked when Charles Pinckney and John Marshall were solicited for a (*) bribe by agents of Talleyrand in the XYZ Affair.
A religious leader's negotiations with one side in this conflict led to the passage of the Logan Act outlawing such negotiations. The Constellation captained by Thomas Truxton captured (+) L'Insurgente and La Vengeance at the outset of this conflict, which was ended by the Convention of Mortefontaine. It was sparked when Charles Pinckney and John Marshall were solicited for a (*) bribe by agents of Talleyrand in the XYZ Affair. For 10 points, name this undeclared naval war of the late 1790s whose pretense was the U.S.'s refusal to give military support and pay its debt to the opponent, France.
A religious leader's negotiations with one side in this conflict led to the passage of the Logan Act outlawing such negotiations.
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