In the 1790s, the Public Sphere

In the 1790s, the public sphere

A) was mainly limited to debates among famous elites.
B) stagnated, because there were not yet post offices to circulate correspondence and newspapers.
C) contracted, because the Alien and Sedition Acts succeeded in delegitimizing the right to freedom of expression.
D) was celebrated by Federalists and condemned by Republicans.
E) expanded, as evidenced by the rapid growth of the American press.