Quasi-War

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military conflict naval war undeclared war

The Quasi-War was an undeclared naval conflict between the United States and France from 1798 to 1800, fought mainly in the Caribbean and Atlantic and pivotal in shaping early U.S. foreign and military policy.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Quasi-War canonical	23
Quasi-War with France	6
Quasi-War between the United States and France	5
Caribbean theater of the Quasi-War	1
Franco-American Quasi-War	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military conflict ⓘ naval war ⓘ undeclared war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Quasi-War ⓘ surface form: Franco-American Quasi-War
belligerent	French Republic ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
cause	French seizure of American merchant ships ⓘ U.S. neutrality in the French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ XYZ Affair ⓘ
conflictBetween	France ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
diplomaticContext	French Revolutionary government policies toward neutral shipping ⓘ breakdown of Franco-American alliance of 1778 ⓘ
effect	expansion of American merchant marine protection ⓘ precedent for undeclared U.S. wars ⓘ rise of Federalist Party influence in foreign policy ⓘ strengthening of United States Navy ⓘ
endDate	1800 ⓘ
followedBy	First Barbary War ⓘ
hasCommander	Benjamin Stoddert ⓘ John Adams ⓘ Pierre-Joseph de Sailly ⓘ Silas Talbot ⓘ Stephen Decatur ⓘ surface form: Stephen Decatur Sr. Thomas Truxtun ⓘ
hasParticipant	French Navy ⓘ United States Marine Corps ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
legalBasis	U.S. congressional authorization for limited naval hostilities ⓘ
location	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ
notableEngagement	USS Boston vs Le Berceau ⓘ USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente ⓘ USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente ⓘ surface form: USS Constellation vs La Vengeance USS Enterprise vs Flambeau ⓘ
opponent	French Republic ⓘ
partOf	French Revolutionary Wars ⓘ
peaceTreaty	Convention of Mortefontaine ⓘ
precededBy	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
relatedTo	Alien and Sedition Acts ⓘ U.S. naval rearmament of the 1790s ⓘ early U.S. foreign policy ⓘ
result	Convention of 1800 ⓘ restoration of peace between United States and France ⓘ termination of 1778 Franco-American alliance ⓘ
startDate	1798 ⓘ
theater	North Atlantic area ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic West Indies ⓘ

Referenced by (36)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Early Republic of the United States → hasPart → Quasi-War ⓘ

United States Revenue Cutter Service → notableConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Convention of 1800 → endedConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Convention of 1800 → relatedEvent → Quasi-War ⓘ

Stephen Decatur → participantIn → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Constitution → engagedIn → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

Commodore John Barry → servedInConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

XYZ Affair → hasEffect → Quasi-War ⓘ

XYZ Affair → followedBy → Quasi-War ⓘ

Alien and Sedition Acts → politicalContext → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions → context → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

Quasi-War → alsoKnownAs → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Franco-American Quasi-War

Presidency of John Adams → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

United States peace commission → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Treaty of Mortefontaine → conflictEnded → Quasi-War ⓘ

Treaty of Mortefontaine → warTerminated → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS United States → serviceEntryEra → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

United States–France relations → historicalEvent → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War between the United States and France

USS Philadelphia → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Commodore David Porter → participatedIn → Quasi-War ⓘ

subject surface form: David Porter

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

Edward Preble → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

William Bainbridge → participatedIn → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Enterprise → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Constellation vs L'Insurgente → partOf → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War between the United States and France

USS Boston vs Le Berceau → conflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Boston vs Le Berceau → partOf → Quasi-War ⓘ

USS Boston vs Le Berceau → theater → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caribbean theater of the Quasi-War

Convention of Mortefontaine → endedConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Fries's Rebellion → temporalContext → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War between the United States and France

slogan “Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute” → historicalContext → Quasi-War ⓘ

subject surface form: Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute

this entity surface form: Quasi-War between the United States and France

Alien Friends Act → historicalContext → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War between the United States and France

5th United States Congress → significantEvent → Quasi-War ⓘ

this entity surface form: Quasi-War with France

6th United States Congress → meetsDuringConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Thomas Truxtun → militaryConflict → Quasi-War ⓘ

Pierre-Joseph de Sailly → participatedIn → Quasi-War ⓘ