As the head of the administration of his province, the satrap collected taxes and was the supreme judicial authority; he was responsible for internal security and raised and maintained an army.They served as the chief judge for their region, adjudicating disputes and decreeing the punishments for various crimes. Satraps also collected taxes, appointed and removed local officials, and policed the roads and public spaces.
Both were passed to keep people quiet
The Espionage Act was passed to keep people from interfering with the military's attempt to defeat Germany, the point was to make it so that individuals could not publicly speak out or publish opinions on the topic.
The Sedition Act was passed to keep people from speaking out about the president or the US government
France lost nearly all of its North American possessions after losing the French and Indian War to Britain.
