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Were the anti federalists in favor of ratifying the constitution?
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∙ 9y ago
no, the federalist were in favor of the constitution being ratified, that's why they are called the ANTI- federalists. they did not want it to be ratified
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What is the name of the group not in favor of ratifying the constitution?
Anti-Federalists. may not spell it right. sorry...bryanah
What was the name of faction which opposed ratifying the constitution?
Anti-federalists
What two groups fought back forth about ratifying the constitution?
The Federalists, who were for the ratification of the Constitution, and the Anti-federalists, who were against the ratification.
By what name were those who argued in favor of the constitution?
Federalists
What did the anti federalists stand for?
The anti-federalist stood for not ratifying the constitution. Consequentially, Federalist stood for the ratification of the constitution. -Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the group who did not favor ratification of the constitution?
Anti Federalists
What was the group called who did not favor ratification of the constitution?
anti-federalists
Why did the anti-federalist not like the constitution?
The Anti-Federalists did not like the new strength the central government would possess. Additionally, the constitution did not have a Bill of Rights when the states were in the ratifying process.
Name given to the group who did not favor ratification of the constitution?
anti federalists
Antifederalist opposed ratifying the constitution because they did not want to?
Anti-Federalists were opposed to ratifying the Constitution because they did not want to give the federal government that much power. The Constitution was eventually ratified on June 21, 1788.
A major argument by the anti-federalist for not ratifying the constitution was?
The major argument put worth by the anti-federalists for not ratifying the U. S. Constitution was that it gave the national government too much power. Patrick Henry is an example of someone who was a prominent anti-federalist.
What is an anti-federalists?
== == Those people who favored ratifying the new United States Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation were called Federalists, because the new Constitution created a federal type of government. Those people who did not favor ratification of the new Constitution were called Anti-Federalists. Many well known "founding fathers" were Anti-Federalists. Sam Adams opposed the new Constitution until the Massachusetts Federalists agreed to demand a national Bill of Rights to be added to the Constitution. Patrick Henry of Virginia was a noted Anti-Federalist, who changed his mind in later years. He became a strong supporter of George Washington, John Adams and the Federalists' cause.
