Siteseen: American Historama: Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798

Students research and discuss the consequences of the Sedition Act. They illustrate the difficulty of balancing security needs and personal freedom using an example from John Adams's presidency.

Complete text of the Sedition Act of 1798 passed by the Federalists to strengthen national security.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were passed by Congress in 1798 because of feared war with France. This engaging page gives you the opportunity to see a complete copy of the original document and also gives links to a typed transcript,...

Lesson with activity in which students study and analyze the challenges surrounding constitutional rights and national security by focussing on the Alien and Sedition Act, 1798 and definitions of American freedom. Links to primary...

This timeline provides links to the texts of the Alien and Sedition Acts, and the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions that protested them.

This resource presents the full text of the Virginia Resolution of 1798, in which the General Assembly of the State of Virginia protests the enactment of the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798.

Comprehensive overview presents detailed facts and information on the Espionage and Sedition Acts that made it illegal to write or speak anything critical of U.S. involvement in WWI.

Objective of this lesson is to understand the provisions of the Alien and Sedition Acts within their political and constitutional contexts.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were a response to concerns about foreigners.

Looks at the formation of the first political parties in the United States in reaction to the Alien and Sedition Acts.