your mom. They didn't want there own people to revolt against it.
Fear of strong national government
They feared there government was too weak and it would destroy the country.
America was torn in response to the French Revolution. On the one hand, it was the French government that funded the Americans in their Revolution against England, but on the other hand, the revolutionaries in France wanted the same rights the Americans just recently fought for, and the Americans believed the deserved the same freedoms they now owned. Therefor, the Americans overall didn't take a side in the Revolution, but helped build the new French government after the Revolution. America has since been a strong ally of France.
Americans had understandably soured on the idea of a strong central government after living under British rule. The American Revolution was fought to gain freedom and independence.
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Shay's Rebellion
The Constitution.
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The states would have too much power.
After Shay's rebellion many Americans wanted a stronger national government. Shay's rebellion was an uprising that took place in 1786.
Fear of strong national government
Shays' Rebellion
The states would have too much power.
American Revolution
The Federalists supported a strong national government.
Many Americans were afraid that a strong government would leady to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
To create a strong national government. A+LS