Paper Topic:

American History (Between revolution and Civil War)

Question 1

A . American Revolution and the idea of constitution itself were quite radical for late 18th century , so it should be taken into account that influences which may be called conservative were conservative only in America in comparison to more radical ones . The opposition to the Constitution came mostly from local statesmen representing interests of farmers fearful that strong central government might eliminate freedom and result in domination of rich plantation owners . Their political ideal was actual independence of states with strongly limited powers of central government stipulated in the

Articles of Confederation Conservative groups opposed transformation of American confederation into a federation , and were named Anti-Federalists

B . In contrast to the Anti-Federalists , the Federalists were decisive to establish a unified constitution with strong power of central government and limited autonomy of states

C . To my opinion , radical tendencies obviously dominated in the process of creation of the Constitution . Federalists have been presented by such strong figures as Washington and Adams who launched a massive campaign in support of the Constitution , most notably including publishing of the Federalist s . Passing of the Constitution and its structure reflected radical federalist ideas , yet the influence of the Anti-Federalists was important in drafting some of the particular articles and the Bill of Rights , that guaranteed rights of states and people

Question 2

A . Slavery was never prohibited in America before 1863 and early American society has been shaped by relations between slaves and slave owners . As a dominating group , slave owners used...

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