The Country Party, Rhode Island's anti-federalist political party, controlled the Rhode Island General Assembly from 1786 and 1790 and opposed the Federalist Party, which supported the U.S. Constitution. The Federalists were largely from the "town," Providence, Rhode Island, while the Country Party members were from the surrounding rural areas. The Country Party opposed the U.S. Constitution largely because of civil liberties concerns (support for the Bill of Rights), distrust of distant government, opposition to slavery in the Constitution, and disagreements about monetary policy (honoring paper currency as legal tender).