The Anti-Federalists had several reasons for opposing the creation of a strong federal government. The Anti-Federalists believed one of the reasons why we fought the Revolutionary War was to be free from the rule of a strong federal government. They were concerned that a strong federal government would abuse its powers. They believed a strong federal government would also become corrupt and not follow the will of the majority. They also feared that a strong...
The Anti-Federalists had several reasons for opposing the creation of a strong federal government. The Anti-Federalists believed one of the reasons why we fought the Revolutionary War was to be free from the rule of a strong federal government. They were concerned that a strong federal government would abuse its powers. They believed a strong federal government would also become corrupt and not follow the will of the majority. They also feared that a strong federal government would levy taxes similar to the taxes that we disliked during the days when the British government ruled us.
The Anti-Federalists believed that government power should be in the hands of the state governments. They wanted the state governments to have more power than the federal government. This wasn’t the case with the new plan of government created by the Constitution.
The Anti-Federalists were also concerned that the people’s rights weren't protected by the new plan of government. They believed that without a Bill of Rights, the federal government would abuse the people’s rights. To the Anti-Federalists, this was a very serious threat.
The Anti-Federalists were very concerned about creating a federal government with a great deal of power.
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