They fought for a foothold in the new land they had bartered for. Now, in the early days, a squatter could still hold a foundation of rights. The main fear towards immigrants and aliens was grounded in that fermented foothold of preceeding strength which stated, "we will not succumb. We hold our business."
Now, imagine fear in terms of business.
Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.
The Alien and Sedition Act targeted aliens, or immigrants who were not yet citizens of the United States.
because they did not want aliens
The Federalists promoted the Alien and Sedition Acts because it worked against the Jeffersonian Party. Many immigrants favored Jefferson's point of view. Keeping them from becoming citizens would push off when they would be able to vote, keeping Federalists in power for longer.
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Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.
Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.
The Alien and Sedition Act targeted aliens, or immigrants who were not yet citizens of the United States.
Most immigrants supported the Democratic Republicans.
The Federalists Administration.
because they did not want aliens
Most immigrants support the democratic republicans
ALiens did not exist so they made a sedition to Faze Up
The Federalists promoted the Alien and Sedition Acts because it worked against the Jeffersonian Party. Many immigrants favored Jefferson's point of view. Keeping them from becoming citizens would push off when they would be able to vote, keeping Federalists in power for longer.
It did not drive them to support the federalists because John Adams, who was president at the time, was a federalist. He passed the naturalization and alien acts (or alien and sedition acts) just in case that we were to have war with France, Great Britian, or Spain, those "immigrants" would be kicked out.
The Federalists
Federalists