The federalists wanted big government while the anti-federalists wanted a small government
Explanation:
While writing the Consitution, the Federalists wanted to give the Federal Governmet a lot of power so that they can prevent rebellions such as Shay's Rebellion from happening again. Plus, they believed that a strong central government was necessary to protect individual citizens rights and freedom as well as addressing the concerns of their big nation. On the other hand, Anti-Federalists did not want a big government because, they were afarid that the government will abuse its power and hurt states rights. Therefore, they supported a small government with strong state government rights.
The English were there for centuries and fought numerous wars.
They did not have help from Spanish and were not familiar with the land because they didn't live there. They also were not able to get supplies easily because they lived overseas.
