The United States used the sinking as propaganda to get the country on board for war
Answer:
Anti-Federalists
Explanation:
They wanted a weak central government because they were scared. If the government got too much power they though it would abuse it, and the people would be in the same mess they had just gotten out of.
You didn't provide any reasons so it's hard to pick a specific answer. However, the reason why the colonists were extremely angry with Great Britain were the imposing of all these unnecessary taxes. There was the Tea Act, the Stamp Act, etc. All of these taxes were what drove the colonists crazy.