<P> The Naturalization Act , passed by the United States Congress on June 18 , 1798 ( 1 Stat. 566 ) , increased the period necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from 5 to 14 years . </P>
the federalist majority passed the naturalization act of 1798 which
increased the period necessary for immigrants to become naturalized citizens in the United States from 5 to 14 years