Answer: Grant signed the legislation on this day in 1871. After the act’s passage, the president for the first time had the power to suppress state disorders on his own initiative and suspend the right of habeas corpus. Grant did not hesitate to use this authority.
Explanation:
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
This kind of horrific...just a warning. Kids would be given dog tags as a sign of identification. At that time, the nuclear war was taking place. Parents would have their kids wear dog tags so that if they died, they would be able to identify the children's bodies.
