<P> The Quasi-War ( French : Quasi-guerre ) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States of America and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800 . After the toppling of the French crown during the French Revolutionary Wars , the United States refused to continue repaying its debt to France on the grounds that it had been owed to a previous regime . French outrage led to a series of attacks on American shipping , ultimately leading to retaliation from the U.S. The war was called `` quasi '' because it was undeclared . It involved two years of hostilities at sea , in which both navies attacked the other 's shipping in the West Indies . The unexpected fighting ability of the U.S. Navy , which destroyed the French West Indian trade , together with the growing weaknesses and final overthrow of the ruling Directory in France , led Talleyrand to reopen negotiations . At the same time , President Adams feuded with Hamilton over control of the Adams administration . Adams took sudden and unexpected action , rejecting the anti-French hawks in his own party and offering peace to France . In 1800 he sent William Vans Murray to France to negotiate peace ; Federalists cried betrayal . Hostilities ended with the signing of the Convention of 1800 . </P>
<P> The Quasi-War ( French : Quasi-guerre ) was an undeclared war fought almost entirely at sea between the United States of America and the French Republic from 1798 to 1800 . After the toppling of the French crown during the French Revolutionary Wars , the United States refused to continue repaying its debt to France on the grounds that it had been owed to a previous regime . French outrage led to a series of attacks on American shipping , ultimately leading to retaliation from the U.S. The war was called `` quasi '' because it was undeclared . It involved two years of hostilities at sea , in which both navies attacked the other 's shipping in the West Indies . The unexpected fighting ability of the U.S. Navy , which destroyed the French West Indian trade , together with the growing weaknesses and final overthrow of the ruling Directory in France , led Talleyrand to reopen negotiations . At the same time , President Adams feuded with Hamilton over control of the Adams administration . Adams took sudden and unexpected action , rejecting the anti-French hawks in his own party and offering peace to France . In 1800 he sent William Vans Murray to France to negotiate peace ; Federalists cried betrayal . Hostilities ended with the signing of the Convention of 1800 . </P>
who did the us fight in the quasi war
who did the us fight in the quasi war
the French Republic
the French Republic