MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Any activity that is meant to weaken the government
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Any activity that provides aid to a foreign nation
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Any activity that creates a divide between states in a union
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Any activity that undermines the success of a business
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Detailed explanation-1: -Sedition is speech, writing, or behaviour intended to encourage people to fight against or oppose the government. Government officials charged him with sedition. Synonyms: rabble-rousing, treason, subversion, agitation More Synonyms of sedition.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Sedition Act of 1870 was a turning point in the struggle for freedom in India. According to the Sedition Act any person protesting or criticising the British government could be arrested without due trial. Indian nationalists began protesting and criticising this arbitrary use of authority by the British.
Detailed explanation-3: -The British introduced the Sedition Act in 1870. The Act gave the British supreme authority to arrest or detain any person without a fair trial if he/she was seen protesting against or criticizing the British.
Detailed explanation-4: -Sedition is the illegal act of inciting people to resist or rebel against the government in power. It’s what the southern states did at the start of the Civil War. Sedition is the rebellious talk and encouragement that might lead to a mutiny, and can be charged as a crime, like treason.