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Stand Your Ground - Lexington, Mass April 19, 1775; Courtesy of the U.S. Army Center of Military History
The Alien and Sedition Acts

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  • 1798 : The Alien Act - An Act Respecting Alien Enemies : July 6


  • 1798 : The Sedition Act - An Act in Addition to the Act, Entitled "An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States." : July 14


  • 1798 - Virginia Resolution : December 24


  • 1798 - Kentucky Resolution : Draft; October


  • 1799 - Kentucky Resolution : December 3


  • Compare the Draft and Final Text of the Kentucky Resolutions.
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    Stand Your Ground - Lexington, Mass April 19, 1775; Courtesy of the U.S. Army Center of Military History