MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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The Democratic-Republicans controlled the Congress
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The two major political parties in the US hated each other.
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Most immigrants did not support President John Adams and his party
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political parties disagreed on many things, including the US relationship with France
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalists believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the United States would sympathize with the French during a war. As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Detailed explanation-2: -During John Adams’s presidency, why were Democratic-Republicans outraged by the Alien and Sedition Acts? They believed the laws violated freedom of speech.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson opposed vehemently the Alien and Sedition Laws of 1798 which granted the President enormous powers to restrict the activities of supporters of the French Revolution in the United States.