Question

Why did Federalists target immigrants in the Alien and Sedition Acts?

Answer 1

Answer: Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.

Answer 2

Angered in criticism in the time of crisis, Adams blamed the Democratic-Republican newspapers and new immigrants. Many of the immigrants were democratic-republican. To silence their critics, thefederalist Congress passed the Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. These acts targeted Aliens-immigrantswho were not yet ...