Politics
•There
were many differences
among leaders about
the forms of republican
government.
–Centralists
wanted strong governments
with broad powers
while federalists favored
awarding authority to regional
governments.
–Liberals, influenced by the French and
United States models,
stressed individual rights, opposed the corporate structure of colonial society,
and favored a federalist
government.
–Conservatives wanted a centralized state
and wished to maintain
a society where corporate groups ruled social action.