Federalist Papers In the year 1787 the conflict between states’ rights and a strong central government caused many delays to the creation of a successful government in the United States. The development of the American Constitution was a conflict between two political parties that had very different ideas. The Federalists and the Anti-Federalists parties agreed to disagree on their reasons but both parties would come together in the Philadelphia Convention in order to search for a compromise that benefited both parties. The Federalist Party, was in favor of the Constitution. In John Jays’ Concerning the Dangers from Foreign Force and Influence the reasons for a strong central government are very clear and made good points such as when he said