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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > social history of crime > documents and acts shaping the American system of criminal justice > Alien and Sedition Acts

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Date: 1978Alien and Sedition Acts  

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  • As the first president of the United States following adoption of the Constitution, George Washington was faced with a major financial crisis. Huge national and state debts threatened the newly independent government with economic collapse; the treasury was empty, and government revenues were insufficient to meet annual expenses or even pay the interest on the mounting debt. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; Alien and Sedition Acts]

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  • Date: 1978

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-QX0PR3TX-4

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