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...
The common interest of the anti-federalists and federalists was that they both wanted America to be controlled by the people. Their motives were to preserve the liberty and independence of the people.
The federalists were supporters of the Constitution while the anti-federalists oppose the Constitution because of its lack of a Bill of Rights. Key federalists include Alexander Hamilton, John Jay...