Alien And Sedition Acts

Alien and Sedition Acts- During the presidency of Adams he decided to pass the Alien and Sedition Acts in the year of 1798. These new Alien set of laws, three in total, made situations worse in the United States by controlling immigration more and giving more power to the president. With this power, the president could throw anyone out of the country thought to be a risk to the United States or even by sharing certain political ideas. The Sedition Law allowed authorities to fine and even imprison people thought to be plotting against the United States. The president thought these acts would help with the security of America, but many citizens thought the laws were prohibiting their choice of speech in which case there were rebellions. This
Specifically, it was a protestant revival in which many people believed they could renew themselves in exchange for religious meetings and preachings. Because of this many churches among the Baptist and Methodist gained followers. This is an important part of history because it shows just how much religion can inspire a nation to prosper and it shows the background of religions within the United States.
Manifest Destiny- This phrase was brought about by a newspaper editor around the year of 1845. During this time, America was expanding its land. Manifest Destiny was a belief of many American citizens in which they thought the United States was correct and warranted in expanding the United States and many citizens thought if America wasn’t going to expand, then who else would take the land. This was a major era in American history that allowed for the expansion of America in order for the nation to
This war was called the Civil War. Around the year of 1861, the south and north sections of America were experiencing a differ of views that got too heated. The South had more conservative views, wished to keep slavery and the oppression of African Americans while the North had more radical ideas and wished for no slavery. So, it was a team of leaders like Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant against leaders such as Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee. After the war ended around 1865, America began to enter a reconstruction period in which political and economic policies and practices were carefully reviewed. Also, slavery was abolished changing the culture within America. Before the war, African Americans were forced to enslavement, but after the war, citizens had to become comfortable with the idea that African Americans could be free people too. This particular event was one of the largest to affect American the most in terms of politics, economics, and