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John Adams pushed for the passage of the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. According to historians, one consequence of the Alien and Sedition Acts was that
A.
citizens staged boycotts to protest the laws.
B.
immigrants became naturalized citizens faster.
C.
John Adams failed to win reelection.
D.
John Adams deported thousands of immigrants.

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C. John Adams failed to win reelection.

Historians agree the Alien and Sedition Acts were unpopular and helped fuel opposition to Adams and the Federalists, contributing to his defeat by Thomas Jefferson in 1800.