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Federal Farmer 1 Explained | What was the Federal Farmer’s Idea of Compromise for the Constitution?

What were the Federal Farmer’s main concerns about the new Constitution? In this episode of BRI’s Primary Source Close Reads, Kirk examines another Anti-Federalist paper, Federal Farmer 1, and its many worries with the proposed US Constitution. Why is the Federal Farmer so concerned about consolidation? Why did the Federalists take this particular Anti-Federalist paper so seriously? What was the Federalist stance in the Federalist Papers?


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