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 ...

In 1798, President John Adams signed a series ... s “peace and safety.” The Sedition Act criminalized the publication of “false, scandalous, and malicious writing” about the federal ...

On this day in 1798, a Federalist-dominated Congress approved the first of four bills known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. They were signed into law by President John Adams, sparking fierce criti ...

On this day in 1798, President John Adams signed into law the Naturalization Act, the first of four laws known as the Alien and Sedition Acts. The act required immigrants to reside in the United ...

“To write, print, utter or publish ... “Like the British monarch, John Adams now has the Alien and Sedition Acts to silence his critics,” he wrote to his readers. He defended the First ...

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 ...

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.

I am an Adams ... the Sedition Act – it is important to understand this first attempt to control what kind of news the American people received. The Sedition Act made it illegal to “write ...

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 ...