Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go

Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time

(Photo credit: iStock via Getty Images Plus)This commentary originally appeared in The Conversation. When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bit of a mess. The country’s two political parties – the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans – were increasingly hostile to one another, and the young nation was sinking deeper into a foreign po…

Alien and Sedition Acts were reviled in their time, and John Adams was not sorry to see them go

When John Adams became the second president of the United States in 1797, he inherited from George Washington a new experiment in government and a bit of a mess. The country’s two political parties – the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans – were increasingly hostile to one another, and the young nation was sinking deeper into a foreign policy crisis with its onetime ally France. Adams’ Federalist Party wanted to fight; the Democratic-Rep…

John Adams’ Controversial Sedition Act Revisited Amid Modern Political Struggles

timesng.com: ATLANTA, Ga. — When John Adams assumed the presidency in 1797, he inherited a nascent nation rife with political turmoil and escalating tensions with France. The clash between the Federalists, who Adams represented, and the Democratic-Republicans, who opposed him, became increasingly polarized as France’s aggression threatened the United States. Amid this unrest, Adams signed the […] This post John Adams’ Controversial Sedition Act …