What did the Alien and Sedition Acts do? Check all of the boxes that apply.

The Alien and Sedition Acts increased the number of years immigrants had to live in the United States before becoming citizens, raising the residency requirement from 5 years to 14. The Sedition Act also made it a crime to publish or say certain malicious or false statements criticizing the federal government. They did not declare war on France, and the Alien Acts gave the president greater power to deport noncitizens rather than making deportation impossible.

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