In 1787, the Constitutional Convention presented a plan for a new, energetic national government of the United States. In the ensuing debate over ratification, anti-federalist critics expressed a variety of concerns about the Constitution, fearing that it would prove “repugnant to the principles of a republican government.” In an essay of at least 400 words, answer the following question: Did events in the 1790s validate anti-federalist fears about the government created by the Constitution?
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