Federalist Vs Antifederalist Analysis

In 1783 the English colonies had become the American colonies and were being lead by the Articles of Confederation and although the newly found freedom was much to celebrate the Articles of Confederation were not. This is because the 13 articles that composed the Articles of Confederation had several weaknesses and lacked a strong central government. After the Shay’s Rebellion, a series of protests lead by American farmers’ in Massachusetts against newly enforced tax collections, in 1787 it was clear to the leaders of the Americas that a change needed to happen. In order to make these changes a completely new document needed to be placed into action. With the idea of new governing document coming into place two political parties formed, the …show more content…
The Federalists paper one states that were believed in having a strong central government and wanted to evenly divide power among different branches of government. In writing the first Federalist paper Alexander Hamilton, the main author of the federalist papers shows the importance of the creation of the Constitution by stating that, “Nothing less than the existence of the union…the fate of an empire, in many respects, the most interesting in the world” and that a wrong choice in which laws go into the constitution would be, “Considered as the general misfortune of mankind” Hamilton goes on to explain the order of the Federalist papers and puts strong emphasis on what the, “Utility of the Union” could mean to this country. In comparison the Anti-Federalist paper one follows roughly the same outline as the Federalist paper 1, mostly because the Antifederalist papers were written in retaliation to the publication of the Federalist papers. The Antifederalist paper one begins with addressing the people and explaining that the laws that go into this constitution will, “Reserve the invaluable blessings of liberty, to secure the inestimable rights of mankind… promote human happiness… lay a lasting foundation of happiness for millions yet unborn; generations to come will rise up and call you blessed” only if they are chosen correctly. Then, like the first Federalist paper, the first Antifederalist paper begins to give an overview of what the 84 other papers will be talking about and lightly states the importance of leaving political powers in the states and how now all of the branches of government should be considered equal. As the papers continue their differences become more noticeable and you can really tell when comparing Federalist paper 10 and Antifederalist paper