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The Alien and Sedition Acts were 4 laws passed by Congress in 1798. The main purpose of these 4 laws was to restrict the activities of foreign residents, including their freedom of speech. However, after a series of debates and the Alien and Sedition Acts being deemed unconstitutional, by 1802, all of the Alien and Sedition Acts were either repealed or had expired.
This is based off of what I remember when I learned this and from some information I read from History.com. If this is for a school assignment of some sort, be careful so you don't get in trouble for plagiarism.
Sorry it's 3 sentences instead of 4 :P
