Because a larger majority of the colonists were loyal to Britain (Federalists) Jefferson was trying to convince them that their original purpose of starting a new country was to be completely independent, so that is his purpose.
The Jacobins killed people in an attempt to purge the public in France. They believed many people were a threat to the nation.
This is actually pretty common and the reason "why" is due to the idea of hysteria.
Hysteria clouds judgement.
There are so many examples of hysteria clouding societies judgement in society.
The Holocaust being one example of how a whole nation was convinced Jews were evil and need to be purged.
Another example happened in America after World War II, when many people feared there were communist spies everywhere in the United States
The only member of the " Narvaez " group to return to Spain after being a prisoner of the American Indians was Cabeza de Vaca.
“We see different views of the Universe from where we live as Earth makes its yearly trip around the solar system. That is why we have a different Star Finder for each month, as different constellations come into view.”
