Antifederalists mistrusted the federal government because of the expansion of its authority from the Articles of Confederation to the Constitution.
<h3>Describe federalism.</h3>
Federalism is a form of government in which two governments share control of the same region. Typically, a bigger territory is governed more broadly by a national government, while local concerns are handled by smaller subdivisions, states, and cities. The central government the smaller political entities both have the authority to enact laws and enjoy some degree of independence from one another. The United States adheres to "dual sovereignty," whereby the States have given up much of their power to the federal government while still retaining some control.
That's where they were able to find the resources they needed for economic growth like minerals such as iron and gold. They didn't settle somewhere else because no other land had the resources they were looking for.
