The Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans had very different views about Britain and France. The Democratic-Republicans fav
ored France, who had supported the colonies during the American Revolution. The Federalists often favored Britain because they A)wanted to maintain trade with the British
B)hoped for aid in defending against Native Americans
C)feared the growing strength of the French.
D)wanted to avoid repaying debts from the Revolution.
<em><u>A) Wanted to maintain trade with the British</u></em>
Explanation:
Federalists supported strong central government as they considered that maintaining order is the main function of he government. Many federalists were businessmen, bankers and landowners and they wanted government to protect the industries. They were strong in some pockets of middle states and new England. In foreign affairs they were against French and supported British as the federalists leaders owned the lands, businesses and banks and severing relations with Britain would have affected them. Federalist declined after the war of 1812 as some of the federalists advocated secession.
The answer is D. "Granting Congress any power not explicitly granted by the Constitution will remove all limits on it's powers other then what Congress itself believes to be the good of the nation."
