Question 5 • U.S. History I 2014 - SS3308 A-IC
The Alien Acts targeted immigrants, especially noncitizens who could be viewed as a threat or who might support the opposing political party. The Sedition Act was used against critics of the Federalist government, particularly Democratic-Republicans. So the correct choices are immigrants and Democratic-Republicans; Britain and France were not the groups targeted by these laws.
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