Essay On Strong Central Government

Even before Americans were known as Americans they rejected a strong central government. They have always worried that it would give the government too much power. They feared they would lose their liberty. People have always feared that a strong central government would end in their destruction and to prevent that they did not let the government have too much power, as seen in the Albany Plan, the Articles of Confederation, and the Anti-Federalists.
The Albany Plan was the first time Americans rejected the idea of a powerful government and this happened during the colonial period. The Albany Plan was devised by Benjamin Franklin and was constructed to aid the colonies during the French and Indian War. It was reputed to unite the people, make Indian treaties, create and army, and build forts. It was a magnificent idea, but the people rejected it because it would give this new government the ability to tax in order to pay for everything. Overall this plan failed because of American’s fear of an overly powerful national government.
The Articles of Confederation were American’s attempt at having
Even before the creation of America the people living there feared that a strong central government would give the national government too much power and to stop that from happening the people rejected the idea altogether as seen in the Albany Plan, the Articles of Confederation, and the Anti-Federalists. The Albany Plan would have been a strong central government but the people did not want the government to be able to tax them so they rejected it. The Articles of Confederation was an attempt at not having a extremely powerful government but having a strong government and the Anti-Federalists tried to prevent the best, strongest, and longest lasting government from ever from happening. Though they tried their best to stop a powerful government from happening, it still did and it has lasted 227