The Federalists, under Hamilton, and to an extent Washington, believed the complete opposite: a strong government, with a strong central leader is necessary to maintain the political and economic success of the newly formed nation. ... Alexander Hamilton, a passionate Federalist, proposed to Congress in January 1790 that the federal government assume all of the state debts, therefore allowing the money to be paid back more efficiently and quickly. ... The Federalists, however, countered Madison's concerns by stating that a country can only function with a strong government. ... Republican...

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After the war there were many different opinions about the way the colonies would be governed, some (non-federalists) believed that every American colony should have their own government. Non-federalists believed that forming a central government would result in abusive power and tyrannical rule. ... The federalists believed that a strong central government would help the country become and stay unified. The federalists refuted all of the anti-federalists complaints by explaining to them that the system of checks and balances would prevent tyrannical rule and ensure that the middle class st...

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He talked to the white men about their fears of the Federalists and brought new people into the state and national office. He was different from the federalists because he appealed more to the middle class, rather than the upper. ... This was actually more supported by the federalists than the Jeffersonians and it ultimately divided the North and the South into separate societies. Northern legislation eventually compromised Jefferson's principles, for federalists, and later, Whigs, and all started to agree with the belief of anti-slavery, however the South still was strongly against it...

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The American and French Revolutions both occurred in the eighteenth century; subverting the existing government and opening the way for capitalism and constitutionalism. Because of these similarities, the two revolutions are often assumed to be essentially eastern and western versions of each other. However, the two are fundamentally different in their reason, their rise, progress, termination, and in the events that followed, even to the present. The American Revolution was not primarily fought for independence. Independence was an almost accidental by-product of the Americans"...

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Further conflicts over the nature of the Constitution occurred between federalists, who supported a Constitution with provisions for a strong central government, and anti-federalists, who favored supremacy of states' rights. ...

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