What was the purpose of the Kentucky and virgina resolution?

Answer 1

The significance of the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions was to oppose Adams Alien and Seditions Act. If the Sedition Act was a threat to civil liberties, the Jefferson's response was a threat to the sovereignty of the national government and the survival of the union. The Alien and Sedition Act was thought to be in direct violation of the Constitutions free speech rights, violating the First Amendment.

Answer 2

The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions declared that the state legislatures found the Federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional. They were written in 1798 and 1799.