Essay About Sedition Acts And Naturalization Act

Alexander Hamilton – the Whiskey RebellionAlexander Hamilton – the Whiskey RebellionNovember 17, 2005History 110Textbook Mid-TermPart I: D-The Whiskey Rebellion was a series of violent upheavals led by farmers; inresistance against the excise tax on whiskey. The tax on whiskey was sponsored by the secretary of the treasure Alexander Hamilton. And this new tax greatly impacted the area of Western Pennsylvania because this was the chief whiskey producing regions of the country. This new tax outraged many farmers in this area since a large majority of the grain farmers were also distillers of whiskey. These grain farmers depended on whiskey for almost all there income so this tax was a huge burden on their economic well-being. These farmers took the law into there own hands and began protesting by tarring and feathering of federal revenue officials. Federal authorities began to realize something had to be done to stop these violent farmers. So as a result warrants were issued for the arrest of a large number of distillers who were avoiding the tax. This sparked a riot were a federal officer was killed, and a mob burned down the home of the regional inspector of the excise. These events got the attention of President George Washington so he ordered militia to march into western Pennsylvania and arrest mob members on October 14, 1794.

The most significant result from the Whiskey Rebellion is people gained confidence in the new federal government which acted with readiness to make decisions and act with firmness. Government was ready to put their foot down on rebels and to make a classic point to the newly founded nation that behavior like this would not be tolerated and or accepted. Washington and Hamilton had to flex there muscles by marching 13,000 troops into western Pennsylvania to prove to the rest of the nation that they would respond to with force. The Government did not overreact because if they didnt respond as strongly or quickly they would have encouraged outbreaks in other western areas where distillers were avoiding the tax.

Part 1: C-In 1798, four consecutive bills passed to become official laws, these laws were called the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Naturalization Act wanted to change the number of years it took for a United States residence required for naturalization. This law wanted a longer waiting period which would be changed to fourteen years instead of the current 5 year waiting period. The next act was called the Alien Act, and these new laws gave the president power to arrest and deport any person who was considered dangerous. Following this Act was the Alien Enemies Act, this act is similar to the Alien Act but this act could legally let the government deport you if you had any ties with foreign countries that were at war with the United States. Lastly the Sedation Act made it illegal to print or publish false, malicious or scandalous information about the U.S. government, the president, or Congress. Penalties you could expect for committing one of these crimes was severe and included imprisonment for up to five years and fines around 5,000 dollars.

The Naturalization and Alien Acts were passed and aimed to target Irish immigrants and French refugees who had a part in putting down the Adams administration through political activism. The Sedition Act which was passed to shut up newspaper editors who supported the Republican Party and who were also immigrants and refugees. The Sedition Act went against the freedom of speech clause in the Declaration of Independence. Come to find out the true intent of this law was too silence and obstruct the Republican Party during the presidential election of 1800. It is quite alarming to think our early Federalist party was willing to invade and disrupt the nations civil liberties to ultimately win a presidential election!

The most important opponents of the Alien and Sedition Acts were they Republican Party leaders. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison saw through the lies The Federalist party was feeding to the public. So they drafted the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions of 1798 which protested that these acts were federal violations of civil liberties and federal restrictions on the freedom of the press clause of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. This action of the Republican Party was significant because it meant that the states had enough power to end federal laws. The Federalist Party plans to silence the competition completely back fired on them. The Alien and Sedition Acts were widely unpopular and played a major role in both the downfall of the Federalist Party and the election of Jefferson for president in 1800.

The Alien and Sedition Acts were also popular for a good reason. They were to get their citizens to stop doing work forbidden by the Constitution and to restrict the freedoms of a free people. Those two things gave the federal government authority to force people to work.

The Alien and Sedition Acts led to a huge national wave of immigration and also brought people from Latin America and Southeast Asia together who were to become the basis for a new national society. The United States became more than a country but also a democracy.

At this point, the Republicans believed all the government work the federal government was doing in the country. There was no reason to be afraid of them! They were just doing their share of work. 

The first step in the development of the party was to get those working people out of the Union.

The Federalist Party had one of the most successful political organizations in the country—the National Association of Citizens. It’s name was the National Union of Working Man.(National, also known as “The Union”; see section 4.1). The Federalist Party was the only political organization in which workers could be elected to office and represented.

Because of this political organization, the Senate was also given the opportunity to organize and take direct action against the acts. This effort was much smaller than the original congressional effort because all of the bills the Senator or congressmen or senators signed were written by Senators and Representatives. If they felt like doing anything productive it was done directly with Congress, and these bills were accepted into the House of Representatives.

The most important reason for this effort was that the Federalist Party was trying to make the working people proud. The first major effort they had was a series of political organizing conventions—like the one of the Revolutionary War Congress, which was just around the corner. This organization of labor groups, known as the Socialist Federation, had to organize to gain widespread support. The Socialist Federation had its headquarters in Fort Marcy, Virginia, which was where the first industrial strikes of the revolution happened.

This organizing led to the founding of the so-called Progressive Labor League. Progressive Labor League was an amalgamation of the Republican National Committee and the AFL-CIO. Each organization had its own agenda and its own rules that were very different from those of its members. These rules were similar to the Constitution Amendments to the US Constitution.  

The Progressive Labor League was so successful in organizing that the federal government was already taking measures to shut it down, and after the Civil War, the party was banned in all fifty states which forced the party to shut down.

However, their success was due to a combination of two things: a combination of the workers organization and the national labor union.

In the early 1920s, Republican politicians saw the Progressive Labor League as the alternative to the Republican Party as a whole. It was not a union but was also a social and racial organization, especially in areas that had become racially segregated. The two issues that remained divisive within the party—economic injustice in American society and its racial and class

The Alien and Sedition Acts were also popular for a good reason. They were to get their citizens to stop doing work forbidden by the Constitution and to restrict the freedoms of a free people. Those two things gave the federal government authority to force people to work.

The Alien and Sedition Acts led to a huge national wave of immigration and also brought people from Latin America and Southeast Asia together who were to become the basis for a new national society. The United States became more than a country but also a democracy.

At this point, the Republicans believed all the government work the federal government was doing in the country. There was no reason to be afraid of them! They were just doing their share of work. 

The first step in the development of the party was to get those working people out of the Union.

The Federalist Party had one of the most successful political organizations in the country—the National Association of Citizens. It’s name was the National Union of Working Man.(National, also known as “The Union”; see section 4.1). The Federalist Party was the only political organization in which workers could be elected to office and represented.

Because of this political organization, the Senate was also given the opportunity to organize and take direct action against the acts. This effort was much smaller than the original congressional effort because all of the bills the Senator or congressmen or senators signed were written by Senators and Representatives. If they felt like doing anything productive it was done directly with Congress, and these bills were accepted into the House of Representatives.

The most important reason for this effort was that the Federalist Party was trying to make the working people proud. The first major effort they had was a series of political organizing conventions—like the one of the Revolutionary War Congress, which was just around the corner. This organization of labor groups, known as the Socialist Federation, had to organize to gain widespread support. The Socialist Federation had its headquarters in Fort Marcy, Virginia, which was where the first industrial strikes of the revolution happened.

This organizing led to the founding of the so-called Progressive Labor League. Progressive Labor League was an amalgamation of the Republican National Committee and the AFL-CIO. Each organization had its own agenda and its own rules that were very different from those of its members. These rules were similar to the Constitution Amendments to the US Constitution.  

The Progressive Labor League was so successful in organizing that the federal government was already taking measures to shut it down, and after the Civil War, the party was banned in all fifty states which forced the party to shut down.

However, their success was due to a combination of two things: a combination of the workers organization and the national labor union.

In the early 1920s, Republican politicians saw the Progressive Labor League as the alternative to the Republican Party as a whole. It was not a union but was also a social and racial organization, especially in areas that had become racially segregated. The two issues that remained divisive within the party—economic injustice in American society and its racial and class

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