Author: Anti-Federalist
Reason: The quote expresses a preference for being a free citizen of a small republic rather than an oppressed subject of a large empire. This suggests a distrust of centralized power, which aligns with the Anti-Federalist viewpoint.
Read the following quotes. For each one, determine if the author was a Federalist or Anti-Federalist. Then include at least ONE reason you know their political stance from the quote.
Quote 1: "I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Massachusetts, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire”
Federalist or Anti-Federalist?
Reason
1 answer
1 answer