During the time period that the foundation of American government was still being established the people of the young country were essentially split into two categories. The two categories were those who stood for a newly established government (federalists), and those who opposed it (anti-federalists). Due to this partition of citizens, the government chose to unify the two sides by declaring the Constitution. Unfortunately, the declaration of the Constitution seemed to do more harm than good in the early months of its announcement because of its creation of even more debate and confliction between each party.
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