<h2>Answer:</h2>
An influx of refugees from King William's War with French colonists; a recent smallpox epidemic; the threat of attack from Native Americans; a growing rivalry with the neighboring sea port of Salem Town and the simmering tensions between leading families in the community
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The U.S. Congress passed the Espionage Act in 1917 <u>to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.</u>
The Espionage Act (June 15, 1917) was a federal law enacted during World War I that suppressed free expression aiming to prohibit US citizens from disclosing any information related to the war.
The law penalized disloyalty, giving false reports, or anyone who interfered with the war effort or military operations by obtaining and delivering information relating to "national defense" and anyone promoting the success of the country's enemies, it prohibited the mailing of newspapers and magazines as well. The Act also authorized federal officials to punish whoever that violated the law.
I'm pretty sure that it is "D".
