In 1788, Amos Singletary of Massachusetts was clearly worried about the type of men who could possibly someday rule not only himself but his entire country. He labeled the men who were at the helm of establishing a new government as rich, educated men who he stated, “…will swallow up all us little folks (the poor and illiterate), like the great Leviathan.” Amos’s quote certainly implies that he was a concerned anti-federalist, and rightfully so. He, along with every other American at the time was once victims of an overly powerful government. So who could blame Amos for considering that the possible newly established American government wouldn’t one day turn out to be another over controlling government?
The Federalists gave the impression that they were considerably more eager to jump right in to a newly established government. It was clear that the federalists were confident that a federal government was the path that the country needed to take. The Federalist Party received many complaints that suggested that the proposed federal government was too unstable. So in