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6) Which early president passed the unpopular Alien & Sedition acts, which restricted people speaking out against the government and allowed him to deport foreigners?

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i think it was John Adams

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The correct answer is President John Adams who signed it into law in 1798. He was the second president of the United States and the first vice president before that. He only had one term and was succeeded by Thomas Jefferson who became the third president.

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