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Federalist Vs. Anti-federalist.
Date Submitted: 08/20/2001 21:21:18
When the Revolutionary War was over, the American colonists were free from British control. They wanted to create their own system of government. All the states were connected by the Articles of Confederation, but that document gave the central government no power. Because the central government had no power, it cause many problems. It was decided that a document needed to be created to strengthen the central government. The Constitution was made. When this happened
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be deprived of their individual freedoms.
Both Federalist and Anti-Federalists knew the central government needed more power, and they both wanted an ethical democracy. At the same time each group had different views about the people of the states and how not to give out too much power. All in all I think each side got a little of what they wanted in the end. The Bill Of Rights stayed and so did the Constitution!
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