Under the background of Franco-American quasi-war and internal factionalism, the Sedition Act of 1798 was enacted by the Federalist-controlled U.S. Congress in July,1798, to punish certain crimes against the United States.

• 1798年7月,联邦党人控制下的美国国会颁布了《惩治煽动叛乱法案》,对反对美国政府的某些行为进行惩罚。 它是在美法准战争以及当时美国国内党争的背景下产生的。