The anti-federalists were opposed to the Constitution and actually wanted the Articles of Confederation to be revised if anything.
Also, the Federalists (who wanted the constitution) wrote a series of essays to support the Constsitution and to inform people on why the Constitution is a good thing and that it will help America become a more stable country. Some writers are John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton.
Some of the objections of Anti-federalists (for the primary documents of press, letters, and ratification conventions, see The Debate on the Constitution, Bernard Bailyn, editor).: Even the Federalists are not sure the Constitution will work. We know our rights in our states, we do not know what rights we will have under the new government. The US is too big, it can only be held together with force. The ratification process is moving too fast for clear thinking. It doesn't make sense to try out a government that has never been tried before, and they should be ashamed of throwing over their state governments for no good reason. No one gave permission for the Convention to pretend that they could say "We the people", they exceeded their instructions. The secrecy of the Philadelphia Convention proves there will be no freedom of the press. Nothing good can come out of secret meetings. The stronger government in the Constitution will be taken over by despots who will make us all slaves. Our confederacy will be replaced with a strong central power over all the states. The states will be abolished. A national government which can do all things "necessary and proper" can bypass the state governments. The states cannot control the federal courts; there will be chaos with contradictory law and court rulings. The Senate is too strong and too few. Senators will become an anti-republican aristocracy. The US Congress is too small, it will be easily corrupted. There will be no protection from the national government's taxes when they are harmful. The US will be too big, so government will be far removed from the people, not their representatives. Slavery can be abolished, so it will be abolished. Slavery is not abolished, so it will never be abolished. There is no religious test for federal officers as there is in the states, so men who are evil or the wrong kind of Christian might be elected. There must be amendments to protect our rights from Congress. The amendment system will necessarily lead to violence and civil war.
Benjamin Franklin made several arguments in support of the Constitution. He argued that the Constitution provided a strong centralized government that would prevent chaos and ensure stability. Franklin also believed that the Constitution balanced power between the states and the federal government, giving both necessary authority. Additionally, he emphasized the importance of compromise and praised the efforts of the Founding Fathers in creating a document that was flexible and open to amendments.
Federalists wanted to support England and also wanted a strong and powerful government, a national bank, and a loose interpretation of the Coast. The Democratic-Republicans wanted to support France and also wanted a small federal government, no national bank, and a strict interpretation of the Coast.
Thomas Jefferson didn't support the ratification of the constitution
the fourteenth amendment of the constitution :)
It was written to win support for the Constitution in New York.
Federalists are people who support the constitution and on ther the other hand antifederalists are people oppose the constitution
The anti-federalists were opposed to the Constitution and actually wanted the Articles of Confederation to be revised if anything.Also, the Federalists (who wanted the constitution) wrote a series of essays to support the Constsitution and to inform people on why the Constitution is a good thing and that it will help America become a more stable country. Some writers are John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton.
written to convince voters to support the new constitution
Thomas Jefferson
The group of people who didn't support the Constitution were called Antifederalists. Their main problem with the Constitution was that it didn't have a section that listed their individual rights (Bill of Rights). They also argued that the national government was too strong and were afraid of tyranny. Some even thought that they shouldn't have created a new government. Most Antifederalists were small farmers and debtors. Antifederalists wrote articles and pamphlets and spoke out in state conventions. The articles and pamphlets became known as the Antifederalist Papers.
The federalists made a number of arguments to support the ratification of the constitution. They preferred a strong national government since they believed that if the states had too much power it would result into so many other confederacy governments within the states.
Arguments can be used for both explanations and persuasion. In an explanation, an argument is presented to help clarify or support a claim or position. In persuasion, arguments are used to convince someone to adopt a particular belief or take a specific course of action.
Antifederalists
Thomas Jefferson
The federalists supported the constitution but the anti federalists wanted to change/tweak the constitution.
The immediate goal of the Federalist Papers was to gain popular support for the Constitution and to convince the New York legislature to ratify it.
The immediate goal of the Federalist Papers was to gain popular support for the Constitution and to convince the New York legislature to ratify it.