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UShistory.org (The Independence Hall Association): A short essay on the history of the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Avalon Project at Yale Law School: This site contains the full-text of the An Act Respecting Alien Enemies, the Sedition Act, the Virginia Resolution, and the Kentucky Resolutions of 1798 and 1799.

DocsTeach is a product of the National Archives education division and is made possible in part through the National Archives Foundation. The site provides access to primary source materials related to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

Thomas Jefferson Foundation/Monticello: The Thomas Jefferson Encyclopedia contains an article on the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions, which were initially drafted by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in response to the Alien and Sedition Acts.

History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Historical Highlights" essay.

U.S. Senate: Discusses how Senate Federalists launched a campaign against William Duane, the editor of that city's influential Republican newspaper The Aurora,

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Federal Judicial Center: Contains historical background and documents related to the Sedition Act trials.