Why did the Federalist Congress pass the Sedition Act in 1798

QAmmunity.org

My account
Edit my Profile
Private messages
My favorites

Ask a Question
Questions
Unanswered
Tags
Categories
Ask a Question

asked May 6, 2018 184k views

4 votes

Why did the Federalist Congress pass the Sedition Act in 1798

History
high-school

Suri asked

by Suri

8.1k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

4 votes

A series of laws known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by the Federalist Congress in 1798 and signed into law by President Adams.

Edward DiGirolamo answered May 12, 2018

by Edward DiGirolamo

8.6k points

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

← Prev Question Next Question →

Related questions

asked Jul 25, 2024 56.6k views

Jefferson's primary objection to the Sedition Act of 1798 was that it A) resulted in federal, not state, prosecutions. B) was enforced only against Federalist editors and authors. C) was enforced against

Carson Reinke asked Jul 25, 2024

by Carson Reinke

7.9k points

History
high-school

1 answer

2 votes

56.6k views

asked Jun 24, 2018 183k views

Why did the federalist congress pass the sedition Act in 1798? A- to ban immigrants from voting in presidential election B- to deport European immigrants from the country C- to ban people from publicly

Michael Seltenreich asked Jun 24, 2018

by Michael Seltenreich

7.7k points

History
middle-school

1 answer

0 votes

183k views

asked Nov 2, 2019 148k views

what was one major reason the federalist-controlled congress passed the alien and sedition acts in 1798?

David Dibben asked Nov 2, 2019

by David Dibben

8.1k points

History
middle-school

1 answer

2 votes

148k views

Ask a Question

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.5m questions

12.2m answers

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Please log in or register to answer this question.

1 Answer

0 Comments

Please log in or register to add a comment.

Related questions

Other Questions