Political opponents of President John Adams opposed the Alien Enemies Act of 1798 because it suspended many of the rights provided by Habeas Corpus. <span />
There are four reasons as to why. They are:
1. The invasion forced Germany to surrender.
2. The invasion ended German ambitions to invade the United States.
3. The invasion was key in forcing the Germans to retreat east.
and finally
4. The invasion exhausted German supplies and weakened their defenses.
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