Federalists were for the proposed constitution, while the anti-federalists were opposed because they thought it gave the national government too much power and took too much from the states.
The anti-federalists were proponents of strong state governments and a weak federal (national) government. The anti-federalists believed that a strong national government would lead to tyranny. They...
Federalists supported the ratification of the Constitution. They supported the policies of the Washington administration and admired Britain, but the distrusted France. They favored banking and...
Someone can probably provide more info later, but in a nutshell: During the Revolutionary War time period (not during the war itself), while the Founding Fathers were still getting the government...