The Federal Republic

After the ratification of the Constitution, the United States was faced with the challenge of creating a new government, one in which everyone can agree to. The only problem was that the nation was split with those who favored a strong central government to those who favored more of a republican government. Such opposing view were resembled through the Federalist and Republican Parties. The Federalist favored commercial development, a strong national bank, high tariffs and a strong central government based on a loose interpretation of the Constitution. They were critical of slavery which gained the allegiance of many free slaves. They were not enthusiastic about western expansion and believe in protecting the Native American's right to land. The Republican party, on the other hand, believed in a strict interpretation of the Constitution without having a strong central government. They rejected the efforts on abolishing slavery since most of them were located in the South. They also had very little if no sympathy for the rights of the Native American's to own land. These opposing views shared by these political parties resulted in the nations problems in creating a strong central government. :p