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    the history of our government, the people that began to embrace the opportunity to stand up for what they deemed right or wrong. Then we think about the people who started and molded our government and all the costs and values that came after. The Federalist, Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and George Washington, believed the government was meant to be run by the privileged and wealthy of the states, while on the other hand The Antifederalist; Patrick Henry, George Mason, Gerry Elbridge, and George

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    HASSAN ABDI FEDERALIST AND ANTI-FEDERALIST VIEWS ABOUT GOVERNMENT Federalist are those who wanted a stronger nationalist government and the officialization of the constitution for them to properly manage the debt and the tensions occurred during the American Revolution. They had wealthy and educated leaders like Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin franklin, George Washington,

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    introduced in the United States, it created several disputes all across the nation. During this time, there were two major parties who battled over its ratification. These two parties were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalists sought the successful ratification of the document, while the Anti-Federalists were very much against its ratification. The views of both sides were very different and each side established several reasons as to why it should or should not be ratified. We analyze

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    Articles of Confederation, but ultimately, the fifty-five delegates present at the convention fell into one of two groups: federalists or anti-federalists. The Federalists wanted to dispose of the Articles of Confederation altogether and ratify the Constitution in order to better unite the thirteen states and form a stronger central government. Conversely, the Anti-Federalists opposed this new Constitution on the basis that it gave too much power to the federal government, so they supported amending

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    Anti-Federalists Vs Federalists During 1787 to 1789, I believe that it would have been better to side with the anti-federalists because they believed in a more free form of government. The anti-federalists would rather live an agrarian lifestyle instead of being so uptight with their government standing over them. They also believed that the Constitution was lacking bill of rights which is the most important thing that it should obtain. The last thing that they argued that would help us be more

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    reading our textbook chapters for this week's assignment I was lucky to learn about the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists.The establishment of the US Constitution was brought with a heated debate concerning the future of our nation.These certain debates basically led to the establishment of two of the opposing camps.One of the opposing camps was the Federalists however,there opposing opponent was the Anti-Federalist.Both of their agruments concerns the role of our national government and its power

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    1. Federalists were the colonists who favored the Constitution, wanting a strong national government. These supporters recognized that the issues the country faced in the 1780’s could be traced back to weaknesses of the central government. The lack of influence the central government had was in part due to the Articles of Confederation, which formed a basis for the functions of the government after the United States declared independence. The colonists feared a strong central government would resemble

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    two political groups were the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The two political groups had very different ideas and opinions about government. The Federalist group was in favor of a federal system with a strong national government. The Anti-Federalist group however, opposed the constitution and the strong national government it would create. The Federalist party was created during George Washington’s first term and was led by Alexander Hamilton. The Federalists supported the ratification of

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    Tex Elliott Mr. Matthews US History 10 5 October 2017 Federalist VS Anti-Federalist Since America’s early founding in 1776 we have been a country of wide ranging political views. Our first two political parties were the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist. These two parties changed how people think about government issues, political opinions, and the topics that drove the growth of our nation. Federalist and Anti-Federalist split the nation with beliefs, important politicians, and support from

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    Federalists desired to have a government for the people. They were trusted in a strong central government, that was ran by the government. It was detached by branches. They wanted the Constitution to be authorized pronto. The Anti-federalists wanted to remain being a monarchy, causing tension between the citizens and the government in the United States. Both the Federalists and Anti-Federalists, had disparate visions about how the country should be administered, which would cause a complication

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