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I believe John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Act to help secure the country with citizenship and protection of the government. Slander and any malicious act towards the government was prohibited. This also helped die down the scared feeling of going to war with France. This Act was a good way to help Americans prepare for a “war” that was anticipated.

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I would vote for John Adams because he would make a decision and stick to it and move on. He wouldn't just stay on one thing forever

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I would not vote for John Adams because I believe he was not a strong candidate for presidency because of his quick un logical reasoning and his short temperament.

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The Alien and Sedition acts were passed to prepare for a possible war with France and to limit the immigrants from voting

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John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition acts to prevent immigrants from voting. There was a great number of French immigrants and they would side with the Anti-Federalists. The Anti-Federalists were pro-French. The citizens could not oppose the government on public.

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I would not vote for John Adams because I do not want a president that only goes based off of gut instinct rather than logic.

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I believe Adams deserves more recognition as a founding father because although he made some poor decisions and his presidency wasn't seen as a great time for him, he still is an important part of history as he signed the Declaration of Independence and created the US Navy.

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John Adams passed the Alien sedition Acts in my opinion. This was in preparation for the anticipated war with France. He wanted it to be illegal for people to write bad about the office officials. He also did not want immigrants to be able to vote.

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I think that John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts because he did not want the Federalists to have too many votes. He wanted to find any reason to deport the foreigners to reduce the amount of votes that the Federalists received. The Alien piece of the acts was more about making it harder for foreigners to gain citizenship and so Jefferson would have less votes because of it.

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I think the alien and sedition act was passed as a way to prepare for the incoming war with France. Also, he used it as a way to reduce the votes for anti-federalists.

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I think John Adams deserves more recognition because in my opinion by creating the Alien Sedition acts he sort of put the 1st amendment into perspective , along with creating the Navy which is very big in our country today.

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I would vote for John Adams because he stood greatly for women’s rights and women equality.

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I would have voted for John Adams. He could not face criticism and stressed himself terribly but once he was able to reach a decision he stuck with it through and through. This makes me want to vote for him because I respect his decision to stick to his guns even when they were questioned and made him a more reliable figure

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John Adams deserves more recognition as a founding father because he was a delegate in the first and second continental congress and was a diplomat to France and Holland

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I would vote for John Adams because he was for women having equality and giving women the right to vote. His wife was pushing for women to have rights.

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I would not vote for John Adams because he ruled by gut instinct. As a president it’s good to be able to think on your feet, but if you consistently act impulsively it becomes a negative trait. He also believed in relying on merchant and the US Bank instead of being independent.

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I believe John Adams passed the Aliens and Sedition Acts to reduce the votes for Anti-Federalists. He did this so that Federalists would continue to be in office. He also did this because he couldn’t take criticism and wanted more power. Overall this was not successful because it was against the constitution and Jefferson won the following election.

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I would not vote for John Adams because of his hypocrisy. Even though he signed the constitution and participated in the Declaration of Independence, he still wanted to rule as a monarch. His dictator-like rule went against what he previously agreed upon. The Alien and Sedition Acts, countered the ideals he once believed, so I would not vote for him.

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I would vote for him because of what he stood for, i feel like we needed a central government during this time. Also an industrialization America would help us develop relationships with other countries.

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The alien and sedition acts were passed in preparation for the anticipated war with France. Each act helps detail Adams reason for passing them even though they were considered unconstitutional. The naturalization act increased the residency requirement for US citizenship. This required the 'aliens' to state their intent for citizenship five years before they could be granted citizenship. This made enemy nations ineligible for Naturalization. The sedition acts stoped any,so called, malicious writings against the government. This was passed in order to limit the power of the opposition. Overall these acts were passed to help America if a war was waged against France, making it harder for France to send spies into America. This also helped in giving Adams more power by limiting the Republican Party.

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I would vote for John Adams because he makes decisions by guts, and he would move on after the decision.

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I would vote for John Adams because although he criticized himself for every thought he had, once he made a decision he was done, he stuck with it and moved on.

I think that John Adams should have more recognition in history because a good chunk of his decisions, not always good ones, impacted the US and surrounding countries. He also created the Navy.

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I believe that John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts because it for preparation for an anticipated war with France. It also targeted aliens(immigrants) who were not yet citizens. It increased the waiting period for becoming a U.S. citizen from 5 to 14 years.

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I feel he passed the alien and sedation act to limit the power of the opposite party. He passed these acts in preparation of the war with France.

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John Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts to keep France away from the US. He didn’t want the French to be able to vote in US elections and take away from Federalist votes.

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I believe John Adams passed the alien sedition act to prevent immigrants from being able to vote for anti-federalists, which would have lessened his control and power. I also believe he passed the act as a way to prevent people from questioning or criticising him.

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I believe Adams passed the Alien and Sedition Acts because one he couldn’t take criticism well so he passed it making it illegal for anyone to write badly about the office officials especially him the president. The Alien part is more about stopping the French from coming to America. He didn’t want them to vote for Jefferson so he made them live in America 14 years before they could file for citizenship. If they did anything wrong he made it legal for him to deport them back to France.

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I would not vote for Adams because he doesn't have any good leadership qualities. Adams does not take criticism well, and he gets too emotional. This may get in the way of some decisions he'll make, as they'll be biased and personal. Adams isn't a completely terrible choice, but I question his ability to be a strong leader and make good decisions for the people.

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I would have voted for John Adams because he Artis for women's rights and was also an advocate for women's right as well.

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You have 3 choices:
*Why you would vote for him
*Why you believe he passed the Alien and Sedition Acts
*Why he deserves more recognition in history as a Founding Father.
***Make sure you have your name at the end of post***
Ms Berrier