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May 11, 2018 · Anti-Federalists, in American history, opponents of the adoption of the federal Constitution. Leading Anti-Federalists included George Mason [1], Elbridge Gerry [2], Patrick Henry [3], and George Clinton [4].
Federalists John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote eighty-five essays that were published in favor of the Constitution. These would become known as The Federalist Papers . To counter, several antifederalists penned their own essays in defense of the confederation and warned the Constitution would jeopardize what the American ...
Mar 4, 2020 · As the states considered whether to adopt the Constitution, those who supported ratification, the Federalists, and those who opposed it, the Anti- Federalists, passionately courted the support of the people of the states.
The Antifederalists: A Bibliography. By Quentin Taylor, Resident Scholar Liberty Fund, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana. The Antifederalists were critics of the Constitution drafted by the Framers and submitted to the states for ratification in 1787. Some Antifederalists were unconditionally opposed to adopting the Constitution, while others demanded ...
Notes About This Collection. The Anti-federalists were a group who had reservations about ratifying the U.S. Constitution when it was first proposed. Some thought the Articles of Confederation were sufficient to unite the sovereign American states; others were concerned that the rights of the states and of individuals needed additional ...
Aug 8, 2019 · In early August 1787, the Constitutional Convention’s Committee of Detail had just presented its preliminary draft of the Constitution to the rest of the delegates, and the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists were beginning to parse some of the biggest foundational debates over what American government should look like.
Antifederalists commanded clear majorities in Rhode Island, New York, North Carolina, and South Carolina; outnumbered the Federalists by closer margins in Massachusetts and Virginia; and boasted significant strength in every other state except Delaware and New Jersey.
