The XYZ Affair
A)took place during the presidency of Thomas Jefferson.
B)was a failed attempt by Treasury officials to embezzle public education funds.
C)saw French officials demand a bribe in return for improving relations with the United States.
D)was a scandal involving John Adams's secretary of war and the wife of the French ambassador.
E)involved the British practice of impressment.

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The XYZ Affair involved French officials demanding a bribe from American diplomats in order to improve relations between France and the United States. It took place during the presidency of John Adams, not Thomas Jefferson. There is no connection to embezzlement or the scandals involving John Adams's secretary of war or the French ambassador's wife. British impressment is also not related to this event.