xyzaffair Diplomatic incident of 1798 Diplomatic controversy of the 1790s [24,25,26] Algebra problem, in a way 1790s political powder keg 1790s diplomatic powder keg 1790s clash that almost led to a U.S.-French war *Diplomatic contretemps during John Adams's administration 1797-8 to-do Scandal during the Adams administration Event that lead to the Alien and Sedition Acts Diplomatic scandal of the late 1700s Diplomatic scandal leading to the Franco-American "Quasi-War" of 1798-1800