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The men who sought a strong union and who fought for the adoption of the Constitution.
Due to the lack of a bill of rights, the Anti-Federalists opposed the adoption of the 1787 United States Constitution, fearing that the new national government would be too powerful and so harm individual liberties.
Patrick Henry opposed the adoption of the Constitution because he did not support a strong central federal government. He saw this type of government as a way back to a monarchy. He believed that the Constitution would deprive individuals and states of their rights. While he never supported the Constitution he was instrumental in ensuring that the Bill of Rights was included in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, thereby restricting the powers of the federal government.
The answer to this question is this.... They opposed having such a strong central government and thus were against the Constitution.
They felt that the national government described by the Constitution was too strong and would lead to a monarchy.
The answer to this question is this.... They opposed having such a strong central government and thus were against the Constitution.
The Constitution outlines a strong central federal government, while Anti-Federalists preferred more power at the state level.
Federalists favored the ratification of the Constitution because they believed that a strong central government was needed. The federalists were generally wealthy individuals, that were opposed to anarchy.
Anti-federalists opposed of having a strong govt. and wanted to keep the bill of rights while the federalists wanted a strong govt. and the U.S. constitution so congress put the bill of rights inside the U.S. constitution. Your welcome =)
Anti-federalists opposed of having a strong govt. and wanted to keep the Bill of Rights while the federalists wanted a strong govt. and the U.S. Constitution so congress put the bill of rights inside the U.S. constitution. Your welcome =)
It was for the adoption of the checks and balance system
Anti Federalists believed people should have political power, they favored strong state government, emphasized agriculture, strict interpretation of constitution, were Pro-French, opposed national bank, and opposed protective tariff.