The American Revolution, arguably the most significant era in United States history, is what is mainly responsible in shaping our country into what the strong nation it During this period of time, there were many conflicting views on thephilosophies and the visions of Americas future. Individuals such as George Washington,James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton were the men that led the supporters of astronger national government, otherwise known as federalists. The federalists were strongsupporters of the constitution. On the contrary end, their opponents were labeledAnti-Federalists. These individuals argued that a the ratification of the constitution wouldendanger the rights of states.The federalists vision of America began with their values for America. Therevalues included many elements such as a belief that there it was necessary to have adivision of power between the national government, and the state government, Justice forall, as well as the welfare for all citizens were also prime examples of the believes of thesemen. The federalists felt very passionate in what they believed in. In one instance, JohnJay, an strong supporter of the constitution wrote 85 letters that were printing in localnewspapers supporting the constitution. These papers became known as The Federalist Papers. The federalists believed that the country was in bad shape without one of theirmain values, unity, and they wanted to obtain that unity through a national set of laws.Federalists believed that the national government under the Articles was too weak. Thefederalists had a vison of an expanding commercial republic, and having America as one ofthe strongest most powerful countries in the world. They believed that the ratification ofthe constitution would be in the best interest for the future of America.The inverse side of things was a much different story. Although with mostanti-federalists there was no doubting that the Articles had to be revised,...
