1. America and the Civil War
They felt little need for a strong central government; in fact, they tended to see it as a potential source of oppression. ... Jefferson was widely supported in the South, which makes evident that many Southerners disagreed with the idea of a strong central government. ... The founding fathers created "States" to serve as policy Guinea pigs, as it were. ... Under the Constitution, the Articles were replaced with a political system that consisted of a powerful central government with, ultimately, little state sovereignty. ... In the first of the essays, Hamilton set the stage for tho...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate