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I don't know with any specificity what French goals would have been, but there's testimony to American goals had the Quasi-War escalated to declared, all-out war:


"Alexander Hamilton, Washington’s aide-de-camp and secretary during the American Revolutionary War and later Secretary of the Treasury had grown ever more ambitious. Hamilton dreamed of military glory by commanding an army to defeat a possible French invasion. Instead, President Adams, under Washington’s influence, made Hamilton a major general who ranked second to Washington. In the event of a land war, Hamilton’s plan included the seizure of Louisiana and Florida."

From the man himself: "We should certainly look to the possession of the Floridas and Louisiana, and we ought to squint at South America"

What is the most plausible outcome if Adams, or someone in his place, decided that declared war with France, and possibly war with Spain [guilty by association w/ France & guilty by the presumption to own territory the US was interested in] was necessary and ought to proceed?
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