THE POLITICAL PARTIES OF EARLY AMERICA

Political parties
Americans needed to creat a government and decide which party's ideas they should take.

FEDERALISTS

• Supporters of the constitution
• Wanted an urban and industrial economy
• Wanted a stronger central government
• Started by Alexander Hamilton

ANTI-FEDERALISTS

• Wanted weaker central government
• Wanted rural and agricultural environment
• Leader was Thomas Jefferson
• Opposed the constitution

Federalists wrote federalists papers - 85 essays.
Anti-federalists responded by only ratifying the constitution if they added a bill of rights.

The American government took ideas from both parties. They did create the federal government but the anti federalists succeeded in getting a bill of rights.