When?
In the 1790s?
In the 1840s?
Or ... ?
What was the connection between type of economy and support of the Constitution?
1 Merchants with foreign trade partners typically opposed the Constitution, while property holders supported strong national powers at the federal level.
2Semisubsistence farmers in rural areas typically were suspicious of a strong centralized government, while people living in commercial economies supported national powers.
3Artisans in eastern seaboard cities typically opposed the Constitution, while wealthy planters in the South supported a strong national government with many powers.
4Immigrants who made wages typically were suspicious of a strong centralized government, while farmers who bartered typically supported the Constitution.
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