<span> representative i think</span>
Technically yes, the Alien and Sedition Acts were designed to keep the number of foreign immigrants to the United States to a minimum, but they were more designed to keep potential enemies of the state from undermining the government by limiting their freedom of speech--alien or not. <span />
<span>They kept communications open between the front lines and the headquarters of the American forces.</span>
That's a false statement. I believe they slowly lost power.
Answer:
tax and regulate state trade