Prior to the 1600's the transatlantic slave trade was virtually monopolized by the Portuguese.
The anti-federalist felt that the constitution would give too much power to the federal government. They basically were opposed because of what was in it or what wasn't in it because of fear that their civil liberties would be stripped off due to everyone functioning off of the constitution. They more so wanted a bill of rights to proclaim all the liberties a citizen is granted to avoid this.
<span>"For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury."
The legal change after the American Revolution which most likely resulted from this grievance is that </span><span><u>due process of law was implemented.</u></span>
<span>There have been 5 major expansions in the US, the first was in the Louisiana </span>territory.
