Federalists and Antifederalists – Flashcards
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Antifederalists
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People that opposed the Constitution
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Antifederalists
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Constitutional convention should not have created a new government
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Anti-Federalist
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Too much power to the central government
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Anti-Federalist
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No bill of rights guaranteed individual rights anti-Federalist wanted a bill of rights added to the constitution
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George Mason
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Refused to sign the Constitution because there was no bill of rights
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What kind of people are the anti-Federalists
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Anti-Federalist were small farmers and people in debt also patriots Sam Adams and Patrick Henry
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Federalists
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Supported the constitution
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What kind of people were the Federalists
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Wealthy planters large farmers and lawyers
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What did the federalists believe about the Constitution
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That it offered a good balance of power
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Who were federalists
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Washington Hamilton Madison and Franklin
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What were anti-federalists most concerned about
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Lack of bill of rights and two powerful central government
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Did the anti-federalists have an alternate plan
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No and that weakened their position
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What did Federalist and anti-Federalist use to argue their point of view
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The newspaper
