September 30th Directions:
Read and copy the quote into your journal.
Then write a response. Here are some ideas
to consider when writing your response:
What do you think this quote means?
• What message is the speaker trying to send
• How do you think this quote might apply to
your own life?
"The great deed
was done. The
people had
taken center
stage and
enacted their
own supreme
law"
from America's Constitution: A
Biography

What motive did the federalists have for pushing the alien act through congress in 1798? a. the new law made immigrants pay higher taxes, which the federalists hoped would be used to pay the national debt and fund the military. b. the new law denied immigrants the right to vote because many immigrants supported thomas jefferson and the republicans. c. the new law required business owners to hire illegal aliens who hated the liberal republicans. d. the new law made immigrants wait 14 years before becoming citizens, a move the federalists hoped would keep them from voting for years. select the best answer from the choices provided abcd