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The arguments against ratification appeared in various forms, by various authors, most of whom used a pseudonym. Collectively, these writings have become known as the Anti-Federalist Papers. We here present some of the best and most widely read of these. They contain warnings of dangers from tyranny that weaknesses in the proposed Constitution did not adequately provide against, and while some ...
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Anti-Federalist Paper #1. I am pleased to see a spirit of inquiry burst the band of constraint upon the subject of the NEW PLAN for consolidating the governments of the United States, as recommended by the late Convention. If it is suitable to the GENIUS and HABITS of the citizens of these states, it will bear the strictest scrutiny.
Anti-Federalists. Washington as Statesman at the Constitutional Convention by Junius Brutus Stearns, 1856 (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, CC-BY-NC) © 2020 The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, New York. The US Constitution: Federalists v. Anti-Federalists. BY TIM BAILEY. UNIT OVERVIEW.
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Similarly, biographies and papers of such famous federalists as George Washington, James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton are readily available. Even such lesser sup-porters of the Constitution as John Marshall, Robert Morris, John Dick-inson, and James Wilson are well-known historical figures.
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The Federalist papers were a collection of 85 essays, written Fundamentally it was a political campaign to support the ratification of the Constitution and convince the people, and therefore the State's legislators, to sign the ratification of amendments.
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Aug 2, 2018 · English. xliii, 343 pages ; 22 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Understanding the Constitution -- The Anti-Federalists -- Objections to the Constitution of Government Formed by the Convention / George Mason -- Address of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention -- Speech of Patrick Henry before the Virginia Ratifying ...
Oct 20, 2021 · This volume includes the complete texts of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention debates, commentaries, and an Index of Ideas. It also lists cross-references to its companion Signet Classic volume, The Federalist Papers."--Page 4 of cover.
