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Thomas Jefferson did not write the Sedition Acts... It was Alexander Hamilton and the Federalist Party that came up with the Sedition Acts so that it would hurt Jefferson's Party so he wouldn't become President
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Did Jefferson support the alien and Sedition Act?
No
How did Madison and Jefferson respond to alien and sedition acts?
they wrote resolutions to Kentucky
How did Madison and Jefferson respond to the alien and sedition acts?
they wrote resolutions to Kentucky
What law acts did Thomas Jefferson allow to expire in the 1800?
The Sedition Act.
What position in government did thomas Jefferson have at the time of the sedition act?
He was vice president
Who opposed the Alien and Sedition Act democratic republicans or fedralists?
thomas jefferson
How did thomas Jefferson view the sedition act of 1798?
He believed it was unconstitutional and was against it.
What sedition act punished people who openly criticized the government when thomas Jefferson took office?
Jefferson was against this act, passed in 1798. He campaigned against and won the election of 1800. The act was allowed to expire. He was the vice-president in 1798 and did not punish anybody.
Who wrote the Sedition Act of 1798?
The Federalists are responsible for the Sedition Act of 1798. The Federalists were first American political party. It was founded by Alexander Hamilton.
Who wrote the sedition acts?
The Sedition Act was passed by a Federalist led legislature to curb criticism of the Adams Administration. Though allegedly passed to assure national security, historians agree they were mainly passed to silence the Federalist opposition that was coming from the Democratic Republican party. French immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans. The Act was repealed by the Naturalization Act of 1802.
Why did the sedition act omit refrences to the vice president?
The Federalists sedition act omitted mention of the the vice president in law because Thomas Jefferson-a Republican-held the office.
Why did the sedition act omit references to the vice president?
The Federalists sedition act omitted mention of the the vice president in law because Thomas Jefferson-a Republican-held the office.
