Why did settlers feel the federal government was not protecting their interests

Because, The federal government did not enforce the Fugitive Slave Law of 1793

congress was not thoroughly prohibiting states from funding religious schools.

tenochtitlan (also spelled tenochtitlán), located on an island near the western shore of lake texcoco in central mexico, was the capital city and religious centre of the aztec civilization. the traditional founding date of the city was 1345 ce and it remained the most important aztec centre until its destruction at the hands of the conquering spanish led by hernán cortés in 1521 ce, which led to the final collapse of the aztec empire.