When it came to the size of the republic that they hoped to design after the revolution, 18th-century americans favored

small republics, because a limited geographic area would contain people who had interests in common

Explanation:

From independence, the Thirteen Colonies adopted a republican model and a federalist system that guaranteed the application of autonomy to the states. Once the limits of the republic were defined the Americans preferred to establish small republics. They believed that small republics would be easier to keep organized because of the limited geographic area, moreover, they believed that it would be easier to populate these republics with citizens who had common interests.

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