The Espionage act of 1917 made it a crime to do anything that interfered with the governments power to recruit an army, interfere with any operation of the army, promote insubordination in the army,...
The goal of the espionage and sedition acts was to silence anyone who might speak out against the war. They arrested people who protested the war, or who expressed pro British sentiments.
alien and sedition acts is where four bills were passed in 1798 by the federlists inorder to strengthen the Federal goverment..hopeeefullyy thaatt answweerrs yyour queestiionn...