Mercantilism In America

In 1776, the United States of America were in need of a government that knew how to rightfully use the resources of the country and how to make everyone feel united. The rule of Great Britain in America created a sense of fear and distrust in the minds of the people living in the United States of America at that time as Britain had time and again abused its power during its American conquest, making the lives of the middle class, a living nightmare. Under the British rule, Americans faced continuous taxes and enforcements. Mercantilism was instilled according to which a nation was primarily an economic factor. Raw goods were purchased in cheap from the American colonies and then sold as manufactured goods in Great Britain at high prices.
As the Americans won the revolution against Great Britain, it was time to create their own government which caused uneasiness as Americans did not want to have an oppressive government like what was seen under the British rule. In an attempt to create a stronger central government that gave its citizens their basic rights and didn’t force anything upon them, the first national government was formed. To ensure that this government was not biased, the power instead of being vested in one absolute body was distributed amongst three different bodies that checked the functioning of each other. “The Federalist Papers” were thus constituted to diminish the feeling of fear in Americans about a stronger national government by solving all the problems that “The Articles of Confederation” failed to do. These failures included a depressed economy, a debt ridden unstable government, and dangers from foreign
He believed that this new form of government would be opposed by the well off upper class who had benefited from the oppressive Britain rule. Alexander Hamilton further said that "a firm Union will be of the utmost moment to the peace and liberty of the States as a barrier against domestic faction and insurrection." He showed how the new government would be based on a system of "balances and checks.” Madison writes in “The Federalist Papers”, “There can be no liberty where the legislative and executive powers are united in the same person, or body of magistrates," or, "if the power of judging be not separated from the legislative and executive powers," (47). In the Federalist papers, Madison stated strong arguments in favor of the government capable of “controlling the violence and damage caused by factions.” Factions were groups of people who gather together to protect and promote their special economic interests and political opinions. Strong governments were needed in large countries, not to protect the people from the tyranny of the few, but to guard against the rule of the