The American Revolution, arguably the most significant era in United Stateshistory, is what is mainly responsible in shaping our country into what the strong nation itis today. 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 wouldThe 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, they stronglyopposed the constitution, claiming that it would destroy the individual freedoms and therights of states. Another reason the anti-federalists felt negatively of the constitution isbecause of it’s lack of a Bill of Rights. Strong supporters of the anti-federalist movementincluded Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, and George Mason.
The turning point in Americas history free will may have came from the articlesprinted in The Federalist Papers. Although both perspectives on the issue were stronglysupported, it was clear that the federalist were more organized in their arguments. Theliterature in The Federalist Papers and the promise of a bill of rights led to the ratificationof the Constitution in 1788, much to the federalists’ delight. rxcv Bibliography:
