Question

How did the beliefs and goals of federalists and anti-federalists differ?

Answer 1

The Federalists were instrumental in shaping the new US Constitution, which strengthened the national government at the expense, according to the Antifederalists, of the states and the people. The Antifederalists opposed the ratification of the US Constitution, but they never organized efficiently across all thirteen states, and so had to fight the ratification at every state convention.