MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Detailed explanation-1: -An Act concerning aliens of June 25, 1798, “Alien Act” An Act respecting alien enemies of July 6, 1798, “Alien Enemies Act” An Act in addition to the act, entitled “An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States” of July 14 1798, “Sedition Act"
Detailed explanation-2: -In 1798, Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts with the support of the Adams Administration. The Alien Act granted the President unilateral authority to deport non-citizens who were subjects of foreign enemies.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alien and Sedition Acts, (1798), four internal security laws passed by the U.S. Congress, restricting aliens and curtailing the excesses of an unrestrained press, in anticipation of an expected war with France.