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The Alien and Sedition Acts targeted people who had recently come to the United States as well as those who opposed the U.S.

government. What did Congress claim was its justification for passing these laws?
OA. People in the United States had voted overwhelmingly in favor of the laws.
OB. The United States had been fighting an undeclared war against France.
oc. Immigrant groups had been the cause of several armed riots that occurred.
OD. Opposing political parties had threatened to overthrow the government.

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B.

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I think it is c Immigrant groups had been the cause of several armed riots that occurred

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