Antifederalists Vs Federalists Essay

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The beginning of the United States of America was rooted in the fight for freedom and independence from Britain, but after independence from Britain the divide between the American people only changed from pro-independence vs anti-independence to Federalists vs Antifederalists, and as such the American people were left at an impasse and had to eventually reach a good compromise for the United States of America to progress, and of which was all documented on Magruder’s American Government.
To give a brief overview of who the Federalists and Antifederalists were; the Federalists and Antifederalists were two groups on opposing sides of the constitution(56). The Federalists supported the Constitution and a stronger central government, and vice-versa the Antifederalists opposed the constitution and wanted a stronger state government with more individual rights. Both groups debated with each other for almost 3 years until a conclusion was finally made. In the end, the Federalists won the debate by using some of the compromises that the Antifederalists wanted, such as, the Bill of Rights, which …show more content…
Had the Federalists not cracked down and compromised with the Anti Federalists they might not have ever gotten the Constitution ratified, and that would’ve put us at a large disadvantage compared to the rest of the world due to the United States not having a truly unified government on which they can all rely or participate in. The United States was forever changed into the government system we have today with 3 different branches when the Constitution was made, and new amendments are still being made to this day to improve the lives of the American people for the future and the
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