The Missouri Compromise.
The Missouri Compromise.
The Missouri Compromise.
Antifederalists
to make sure that every state agreed to the gov't they were going to follow
a bill of rights
A Bill Of Rights.
New Hampshire satisfied the Article VII requirements when it became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution in June 1788. Rhode Island was the last to ratify, in May 1790.
New Hampshire satisfied the Article VII requirements when it became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution in June 1788. Rhode Island was the last to ratify, in May 1790.
Ratify is the constitution
Differing views on these questions brought into existence two parties, the Federalists, who favored a strong central government, and the Antifederalists, who preferred a loose association of separate states. Impassioned arguments on both sides were voiced by the press, the legislatures, and the state conventions. In Virginia, the Antifederalists attacked the proposed new government by challenging the opening phrase of the Constitution: "We the People of the United States." Without using the individual state names in the Constitution, the delegates argued, the states would not retain their separate rights or powers. Virginia Antifederalists were led by Patrick Henry, who became the chief spokesman for back-country farmers who feared the powers of the new central government. Wavering delegates were persuaded by a proposal that the Virginia convention recommend a bill of rights, and Antifederalists joined with the Federalists to ratify the Constitution on June 25.
The Federalist Party wanted to ratify the Constitution.
The Federalists compromised and agreed to add the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), which was ratified in 1791.