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The Federalist Er John Jose, James Madison, And Alexander Hamilton

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The Federalist Era, started in 1787 by the Federalists with the goal of a strong centralized government, along with economic changes and better rights. The anti federalists did not want this and favored a limited central government out of concern of the government's power. This time period proved difficult with anti federalists and opposing views, although there were many pivotal moments and events. These include, the Federalist Papers, inclusion of the Bill of Rights in the constitution, central banking, and finally the Alien/Sedition Acts. The Federalists Papers were a series of essays mainly written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. The goal of these were to persuade and inform others of a centralized government while expressing …show more content…

James Madison eventually began writing amendments that still continued the centralized government view while simultaneously focusing on worries of the people. Some amendments focused on the multiple freedoms and others on protection, general rights, and assembly. Anti federalists still had doubts and fears regarding not enough change in other worry’s from the Constitution. Although this point for the Federalists, they have now shown that they listen to others worries and prioritize their rights and liberties. This builds a rapport and trust with the people, gaining even more support, furthering the Federalists goal of a centralized government. Hamilton's goal was economic growth and success in the US, in this time period there was a lot of debt from the war. The idea of a bank was unconstitutional to many, and Hamilton had a lot of convincing to do. He was eventually able to persuade Congress and the president, Washington, to approve/sign the measure based on the Necessary and Proper clause. This turned out positively for the economy and the federalists. This was extremely pivotal as a positive long lasting economic effect for the federalists and even now

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