How did the Alien and Sedition Acts affect the election of 1800? Thomas Jefferson broke the law under the acts and lost votes. John Adams lost support because the acts were unpopular. Aaron Burr used the acts to be placed on the ballot. Charles Cotesworth Pinckney ran as an opponent of the acts.

How did the southeast asia treaty organization (seato) carry out the united states policy on containment? a. seato promoted the creation of united nation military bases to create regional defense. b. seato founded an organization seeking to educate southeastern asian countries on communism. c. seato established a regional economic union to promote monetary security. d. seato sought to provide regional security in southeast asia by establishing alliances.