Decide whether the statement is a description of federalists, anti-federalists, or both federalists and anti-federalists.
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based ideas on enlightenment
favored states' rights
favored the creation of president'
favored strong national government
favored the proposed constitution
opposed strong national government
represented farmers
represented well-educated people

articles of confederation

the committees of correspondence were the american colonies’ means for maintaining communication lines in the years before the revolutionary war. in 1764, boston formed the earliest committee of correspondence to encourage opposition to britain’s stiffening of customs enforcement and prohibition of american paper money. the following year, new york formed a similar committee to keep the other colonies notified of its actions in resisting the stamp act. in 1773, the virginia house of burgesses proposed that each colonial legislature appoint a committee for intercolonial correspondence. the exchanges that followed built solidarity during the turbulent times and bring about the formation of the first continental congress in 1774.