The alien and sedition acts

A) said it was a crime for a citizen to speak against

B) said America could not trade with either France or Britain

C) said it was a crime for a citizen to speak against the government and immigrants were forced to wait 14 year, instead for five, to earn their citizenship

D) forced immigrants to wait 14 years, instead of five, to earn their citizenship

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Conor Bolton

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7 January, 00:39

The alien and sedition acts

A) said it was a crime for a citizen to speak against

B) said America could not trade with either France or Britain

C) said it was a crime for a citizen to speak against the government and immigrants were forced to wait 14 year, instead for five, to earn their citizenship

D) forced immigrants to wait 14 years, instead of five, to earn their citizenship

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Katelyn Wall · Answer 1

It would be D due to the fact that this was to make it harder for immigrants to vote.

Kennedi · Answer 2

The Alien Act made it more difficult for an immigrant to earn his/her citizenship.

The Sedition Act made it a crime to speak against the government during the war effort. However, this caused problems regarding the First Amendment of the Constitution.

Your answer for this question would be C.