The Federalists responded with the strict laws to protect the nation's security. In 1798 they passed a group of measures known as the Alien and Sedition Acts.
Under these, a person could be fined and jailed for interfering with the war effort or for saying anything disloyal about the the govt. or war effort
The country was too poor to warrant the effort, and it was easier to maintain border security to protect the fertile lands than the cost and effort of occupying the whole territory.
A revolt is a violent attempt to overthrow or harm the government.
True.
ÊHomeland security will do anything necessary to eliminate the threat of terrorists. The department was created for the sole purpose of warding off terroristic threats.
It was a reaction to the Russian revolution as well as a result of US participation in WW 1. Its intent was to surpress verbal or written opposition to US war policies and of the expression of 'un-American/unpatriotic' opinion.
The Second Continental Congress was made up of delegates from the thirteen British colonies of America. Its original purpose was to oversee the colonial war effort against Great Britain.
In an effort to maintain a balance of power in Europe.
Congress to make executive agencies accountable for their actions.
The congress passed the espionage act in 1917 to find out if anyone giving false reports or interfering with the war effort.
protect biodiversity
The colonist sent ambassadors to negotiate peace with the other colonies which met in Philadelphia.