Correct answer choice is :
B) Were fearful of possible German activity in the U.S.
Explanation:
The law was enlarged on May 16, 1918, by the Sedition Act of 1918, truly a set of amendments to the Espionage Act, which banned many forms of speech, including any false, profane, scurrilous, or abusive language about the form of government of the United States. The purposes Congress enacted the Espionage and Sedition Acts during WW1 were, the U.S. Congress changed the Espionage law with the Sedition Act of 1918. Its goal was to make it unlawful to write or speak anything important of American engagement in the war.
