Question: the Debate Over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 Revealed Bitter

Name ______Period _____

A.P. U.S. History

Ch. 7 DBQ

Paragraph Assign.

Question: The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 revealed bitter

controversies on a number of issues. Discuss the issues involved and explain

why these controversies developed.

Thesis: The debate over the Alien and Sedition Acts between members of the major

political parties highlighted years of major disagreements over issues such as

Hamilton’s Economic Plan, interpretation of the Constitution, and relations with

Great Britain.

Assignment: Write a body paragraph for this DBQ essay question (on this piece of paper that

incorporates the following:

Main Idea: Relations with Great Britain created major political disagreement.

Outside Information: impressment, Fort Miami, and Jay’s Treaty

Documents: Doc. D and Doc. G

Begin the paragraph with a topic sentence. Be sure to name, explain, and analyze

in relation to the main idea and thesis each ornament and each document.