The author of Unworthy Republic has a discussion of language in the introduction that you read both concerning the language of the period and language that we use to describe the period. Why is this important?
What else does he say he is arguing (his thesis is found in that introduction, so you should be able to find it without
any other use of the book!)

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