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Who tried to stop criticism of federalists by limiting free speech; unpopular because people saw them as the federal government becoming too powerful?

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User Mtisz
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I guess you could say John Adams, but if you're from K12.

Then the answer is
Sedition Act (but that's WHAT).

He passed the act so....yeah lol
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User Mahdi Sheibak
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President John Adams He increased citizenship requirements and tried to stop criticism of Federalists by limiting free speech and imprisoned all British radicals.
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User Recursion
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