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What is an antifedralist?

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Anonymous

16y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

People who oppose(d) federalism; they believe(d) that power should rest with local/state governments (as in the Articles of Confederation), instead of with a strong, central government. They were opposed to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution because it shifted powers to the central government.

Some notable anti-federalists included Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, George Mason, and to some extent, Thomas Jefferson.

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