Why did President Adams's peace overtures to France in 1798 and 1799 initially fail?
A) President Adams's new diplomatic delegation to France undermined his peace goals and objectives by demanding French foreign minister Talleyrand pay American diplomats a bribe.
B) Americans became outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats.
C) They were not made in good faith but designed strictly to alleviate political pressure from the Federalists.
D) France refused to negotiate about French naval interference with U.S. commercial shipping under any conditions.
Answer: B) Americans became outraged by the demand of the French for a bribe as a condition for negotiating with American diplomats.
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