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The alien and sedition act.

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My thought on why the congress pass the alien and sedition was because at the time in the 1798 the U.S and the french were near wore so in the fear of a war starting they passed the law so any french citizens who pay be spies will be arrested so they would't expose anything about the U.S encase of a war starting.

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Another why I think the Alien act was passed was because the country was headed to war and many felt the need for strengthening the government. So the Alien Act gave the President power over immigrants and the Sedition Act made it against the law to criticize the President and the government.

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My last thought on why the Alien sedition law was passed was because it made it harder for immigrants to come in who seemed dangerous or could potential harm the government.