Many Anti-Federalists preferred a weak central government because they equated a strong government with British tyranny. Others wanted to encourage democracy and feared a strong government that would be dominated by the wealthy. They felt that the states were giving up too much power to the new federal government.
Sparta was the largest city-state in Greece in 700 BC
The statue of liberty is actually located there<span />
The main spark that started WWI was the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand.
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