Imagine fighting and winning a war for independence only to be told the new form of government proposed could be allowed to do the exact same thing you fought to get away from. This was the battle being waged between the Federalist and the Antifederalist about how to govern the newly independent country. The Federalist wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation with a Constitution and form a central government and the antifederalist wanted to keep the majority of government within the states locally.
The Antifederalist movement did not like the idea of a constitution. With the war for independence fresh on everyone’s minds the thought of having a government that was allowed to tax individuals, had 3 equal parts of government legislature, …show more content…
The Bill of Rights wasn’t the only problem the antifederalist had with this new constitution. The Federalist were made up of mostly elitist bankers and business owners. This caused the antifederalist to think that the federalist would only look out for the rich and powerful leaving the rural areas and lower class unrepresented. The antifederalist wanted the government to be locally ran and the power be left in the states hands so that it would guarantee that taxation without representation would not occur (Berkin, 2015).
With most of the antifederalists coming from the lower class and rural farming areas the fear was that the elitist Federalist could not understand the day to day struggles or needs that the antifederalist faced in their lives and wouldn’t represent them in congress appropriately.
The 3 branches of government with a chief executive officer over the executive branch hit close to home for the antifederalist and many other Americans. They had already seen what one person in charge could do when the colonies were under British control and King George III was the
The Antifederalist movement did not like the idea of a constitution. With the war for independence fresh on everyone’s minds the thought of having a government that was allowed to tax individuals, had 3 equal parts of government legislature, …show more content…
The Bill of Rights wasn’t the only problem the antifederalist had with this new constitution. The Federalist were made up of mostly elitist bankers and business owners. This caused the antifederalist to think that the federalist would only look out for the rich and powerful leaving the rural areas and lower class unrepresented. The antifederalist wanted the government to be locally ran and the power be left in the states hands so that it would guarantee that taxation without representation would not occur (Berkin, 2015).
With most of the antifederalists coming from the lower class and rural farming areas the fear was that the elitist Federalist could not understand the day to day struggles or needs that the antifederalist faced in their lives and wouldn’t represent them in congress appropriately.
The 3 branches of government with a chief executive officer over the executive branch hit close to home for the antifederalist and many other Americans. They had already seen what one person in charge could do when the colonies were under British control and King George III was the