THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
WAR OF 1812
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Question
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What was the purpose of the Alien and Sedition Acts?
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Passed by the Democratic-Republicans, these two laws were designed to make the Federalists weaker by increasing immigration (Alien Act) since immigrants tended to be Democratic-Republicans, and by creating more Democratic-Republican newspapers to spread their policies (Sedition Act)
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Passed by the Federalists, these two laws were designed to limit the power of the Democratic-Republicans by limiting immigration/making it take longer for immigrants to become citizens (Alien Act) and silencing D-R newspapers who were critical of the government (Sedition Act)
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts. These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the president to deport “aliens, ” and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.
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