Why did the Jeffersonian Republicans believe that the Sedition Act violated their free speech rights? (1 point) Responses The Sedition Act did not allow tariffs on foreign goods. The Sedition Act did not allow tariffs on foreign goods. The Sedition Act was based on the Nullification Doctrine. The Sedition Act was based on the Nullification Doctrine. The Sedition Act made false statements about public officials a crime. The Sedition Act made false statements about public officials a crime. The Sedition Act led directly to the Civil War.

The Jeffersonian Republicans believed that the Sedition Act violated their free speech rights because it made false statements about public officials a crime.