Compare And Contrast The Federalist And The Anti-Federalists Dbq

In 1787 when the Constitution was created it caused many people to start a grand debate. Of course, there were people that supported the constitution and people that were afraid of the constitution. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists created documents that are within the Constitution that have shaped United States political parties. The Federalists supported a strong central government because the Articles of Confederation didn’t have strong national power, and was very restrictive.A reason why The Federalist wanted to change the constitution was to add people’s opinion into the Constitution. The Anti-Federalists supported a strong state government because they believed that a strong national government would cause a monarch and they were afraid of who will have the power.
The Federalists believed that a strong central government was needed because of the cruel remarks that were made against America in European courts. (Doc. 1) These remarks led the
(Doc. 6) They wanted to fix the constitution, because there were many things that needed to be fixed, so we could have a stronger government. The Federalist were afraid that the United States would have bad things happen and they were trying to prevent it from happening. (Doc. 4) Although the Anti-Federalist had their own beliefs about the constitution.
The Anti-Federalists believed that a strong state government was needed because if you have a strong central government than the people’s rights will not be ensured. (Doc. 4) Patrick Henry opposed the ratification of The Constitution because he believed that without it containing the Bill of Rights it would not allow the people have their natural rights. Anti-Federalist didn’t want to have a stronger national government because it could destroy the liberties of America that have been won during the Revolutionary