Washington opposed political parties because he believed they would divide and ultimately tear apart the very newly formed nation. He felt that the driving force behind political parties was that they derailed and shouted down the ideas and opinions of the other party on principle. Washington wanted the new United States to remain a unified country whose citizens supported one another, and he felt political parties would go against this vision completely.
I believe it’s because they wanted states to be able to create their own laws. The federal constitution was just generalized.
Like many of the early American colonies, the Massachusetts Bay Colony, founded in 1630, has its roots in the search for religious freedom. The Puritans of England came to Massachusetts in hopes of living free from persecution for their religious beliefs.
During the Industrial Revolution, the working conditions in factories, mills, and mines were terrible. ... They joined together and created unions in order to fight for safer conditions, better hours, and increased wages.