When John Adams became the second president ... what kind of news the American people received. The Sedition Act made it illegal to “write, print, utter or publish … any false, scandalous ...

John Adams called the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 "war measures ... scandalous and malicious writing" against the Congress or the president which was intended to "defame ...

Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams became ... the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 – which Adams signed into law alongside the Sedition Act – it is ...

When John Adams became ... deteriorated, Adams had to prepare his country for war. In an attempt to silence the Federalists’ political opponents, he signed the Sedition Act of 1798.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marianne Holdzkom, Kennesaw State University (THE CONVERSATION) When John Adams ...