Antifederalists Vs Federalists

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The main difference between federalists and antifederalists is the control of the federal government. The federalists wanted more control to the national government and the antifederalists wanted each state to have their own laws and government. The federalists wanted a strong federal government because they wanted tall the states to come together as one. They wanted the constitution to be what brought them together and thought that having a strong national government would help this. Britain had control over the states still, at this time and they intended to still create the laws that the colonists followed and wanted to control the colonies. The anti federalists however, did not believe this. They wanted a weaker national government

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