Why did Many Americans object to the aliens and sedition acts

A: the acts raised taxes on working-class White Americans but not on slave-owning Southern planters

B: The acts allowed too many foreigners into the country and Americans were afraid of losing their jobs

C: The acts violated A basic civil right that was guaranteed by the first amendment U. S. Constitution

D: The acts of loud newspaper to criticize the government which most Americans believed was unpatriotic

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Why did Many Americans object to the aliens and sedition acts

A: the acts raised taxes on working-class White Americans but not on slave-owning Southern planters

B: The acts allowed too many foreigners into the country and Americans were afraid of losing their jobs

C: The acts violated A basic civil right that was guaranteed by the first amendment U. S. Constitution

D: The acts of loud newspaper to criticize the government which most Americans believed was unpatriotic

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The Federalists believed that Democratic-Republican criticism of Federalist policies was disloyal and feared that aliens living in the United States would sympathize with the French during a war. As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts.