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The event that significantly divided the young United States during the difficult 1780s was the debate over the ratification of the Constitution in 1787-1788. This debate pitted Federalists, who supported a stronger central government, against Anti-Federalists, who feared that such power would threaten individual liberties and state rights. The disagreement over the balance of power between the federal and state governments created deep political divisions and set the stage for the emergence of the first political parties.

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