What was the main goal of the Sedition Acts?

The stop people from speaking out against the national government

To keep state lawmakers from amending the Constitution

To end Jay's treatyt between the United States and Britain

To gain support for the Democratic-Republican party

Question

What was the main goal of the Sedition Acts?

The stop people from speaking out against the national government

To keep state lawmakers from amending the  Constitution

To end Jay's treatyt between the United States and Britain

To gain support for the Democratic-Republican party

ShadowWolf95 · Answer

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toga · Answer

The main goal of the Sedition Acts was to stop people from speaking out against the national government. These laws were passed in 1798 by the Federalist-controlled Congress and signed into law by President John Adams. The Acts made it a crime to criticize the government, its officials, or any of their actions. This was seen as an attempt to silence the opposition party, the Democratic-Republicans, and to strengthen the Federalists' grip on power. The Sedition Acts were widely criticized and seen as a violation of the First Amendment's guarantee of free speech.