Federalists believed that the central government should be strong and have a lot of power. They held a loose interpretation of the Constitution, meaning they believed that, if the Constitution didn't say you couldn't do something, you could do it.
<span>Panic of 1873
The economic recession of 1873 diverted the northerners focus to the financial issues impacting the growth of the Second Industrial Revolution and the growing farmer population in the West. Northerners wanted the government to focus on the industrial progress taking place and the growing concerns over political and economic corruption occurring within urban areas. </span>
Answer: A primary focus of Grant's administration was Reconstruction, and he worked to reconcile the North and South while also attempting to protect the civil rights of newly freed black slaves
