Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists: The differences between Federalists and Anti-Federalists after America broke away from GB.

After America finally broke away from Great Britain, a new system of government was needed to maintain order and protect the rights of the people. Naturally, not everyone agreed on how this should be done, and two groups arose with opposing points of view on how the new American government should be run. These groups were the Federalists and Anti-federalists. The Federalists were in favor of a strong central (federal) government, while the Anti-federalists believed …

…system of government would seriously hinder their civil liberties, but they were much more relaxed when the Bill of Rights was put into the Constitution. The Articles of Confederation were then replaced with the United States Constitution after it had been ratified by the remaining states. In conclusion, even though the Federalists won, both groups ultimately wanted to protect the human rights of the people, so in some way they both got what they wanted.