What Did the Alien and Sedition Acts Do

question 16

Multiple Choice

What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do?

• A) They prohibited immigrants from running for public office in the United States.
• B) They encouraged immigrants to perform acts of sedition.
• C) They prohibited public criticism of the federal government and increased the president's authority to detain and deport immigrants.
• D) They authorized state governments to use their militias to defend federal property against attacks from foreign powers.
• E) They issued letters of marque and reprisal to foreign-owned ships to attack vessels transporting slaves to the Confederacy during the Civil War.

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