The Causes Of The Quasi-War

The Quasi-War was a war at sea between The French and

the United States. The Quasi-War took place from 1798-

1800. The cause of the Quasi-War was the U.S. denying

paying any of the debts to the French. This caused serious

rage between the U.S. and the French. After, the French

had started seizing the American ships, trading with the

British enemy. In December 1769, the French also refused

to accept a new minister from the United States when he had

arrived in Paris. The Americans spent two years building

their army and navy to be stronger so they could defeat the

French forces. John Adams tried avoiding real war because

he believed it would lead to the colonies being divided or

possibly even a civil war. After the

The Parisians targeted the

Bastille because the Bastille didn’t give women and

children as many rights as the men had. Traditionally,

each estate had one vote. Under this new system, with the

help of a few nobles and clerics, the Third Estate had the

majority vote over the other two estates. The king,

however, stated that he liked the current system more.

The Parisians also stormed the Bastille because of

being in debt. The food prices were rising; work

conditions were unjust, and cruel nobility and clergy. The

King’s ways worsened these matters for the Parisians. The

Bastille was holding Bourbon tyranny and prisoners in

prison without charge. Popular hatred for the entire

landholding system broke out and went in to action. This

became known as the Great Fear. Rumors spread from village

to village that troops were sent down to end this

revolution. The peasants immediately acted by breaking

into the lord’s houses and destroying their records.

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What was the goal of the Holy Alliance?

The Holy Alliance was an alliance between Austria,

Prussia, and Russia in 1815. The purpose of the Holy

Alliance was to uphold Christianity as the obvious