Alien + Sedition Acts
10/22/2013
APUSH
Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798, the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress, which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology, Domestic Policies, Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions, the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over the passing of these acts, one side in support, and the other against. Then Domestic Policies as these acts tried to restrict immigration laws that brought the Republican Party in an uproar. Constitutionality as many questioned the validity of the Constitution as the Sedition act placed limitations upon the first amendment. Lastly, Foreign Affairs as the XYZ affair sparked a dispute between the pro-French Republicans and the Federalists who refused to apologize to the French for Adams anti-French remarks. The debate over the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798 portrayed bitter controversies over four factors of Political Ideology, Domestic Policy, Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology during this era split into two factions, of Republicans, Led by Thomas Jefferson, and the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, who held the presidency in this period on the Federalists side. These two sides fought tirelessly against each other in regards to the Alien and Sedition acts. As portrayed in Document C, it reveals the ill-disposed feelings between the two parties, as Thomas Jefferson writes to France this: “Therefore I protest to you I am not of the party of Federalists,” what Thomas Jefferson writes here explains his political thoughts of the Party, as he would not want to be mistaken for a Federalist, as he wishes to clear the table with the French and does not agree with Adams’ decision to not apologize to France. But then in Document D, Hamilton reveals his dislike for the opposing party of Republicans as he states in a letter, “ But I
APUSH
Alien and Sedition Acts DBQ In June and July of 1798, the Alien and Sedition acts passed through congress, which created dispute between the Federalists and Republicans due to the four factors of Political Ideology, Domestic Policies, Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology as the two disputing factions, the Federalists and Republicans fought profusely over the passing of these acts, one side in support, and the other against. Then Domestic Policies as these acts tried to restrict immigration laws that brought the Republican Party in an uproar. Constitutionality as many questioned the validity of the Constitution as the Sedition act placed limitations upon the first amendment. Lastly, Foreign Affairs as the XYZ affair sparked a dispute between the pro-French Republicans and the Federalists who refused to apologize to the French for Adams anti-French remarks. The debate over the Alien and Sedition acts of 1798 portrayed bitter controversies over four factors of Political Ideology, Domestic Policy, Constitutionality and Foreign Affairs. Political Ideology during this era split into two factions, of Republicans, Led by Thomas Jefferson, and the Federalists, led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams, who held the presidency in this period on the Federalists side. These two sides fought tirelessly against each other in regards to the Alien and Sedition acts. As portrayed in Document C, it reveals the ill-disposed feelings between the two parties, as Thomas Jefferson writes to France this: “Therefore I protest to you I am not of the party of Federalists,” what Thomas Jefferson writes here explains his political thoughts of the Party, as he would not want to be mistaken for a Federalist, as he wishes to clear the table with the French and does not agree with Adams’ decision to not apologize to France. But then in Document D, Hamilton reveals his dislike for the opposing party of Republicans as he states in a letter, “ But I