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The Federalist favored ratification of the newly drafted Constitution. Those that opposed the United States Constitution were known as the Anti-Federalist.
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.
Federalists And Antifederalists Fought Over The Ratification
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The Federalists were the name given the people who favored ratification of the United States Constitution. The Constitution established a "federal" system of government, hence the name. Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and George Washington were just three examples of the many people at the time that favored the new Constitution. Following the ratification of the Constitution, one of the first political parties founded was also called the Federalist Party. MrV
You would probably be best served to look up a list of prominent Federalists. The Federalists were almost always supporters of the Constitution, and always supporters of "big government" (a strong federal control over the States). Here are a few big names: •Washington (1st President) •Adams (2nd President) •Hamilton (Washington's cabinet)
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The beliefs of the Federalists are that they thought that the Constitution shared the power between the federal government and the states. They supported the Constitution and were called Federalists.
There are two answers to this question. Federalists were those people who supported ratification of the new Constitution to replace the Articles of Confederation. They took the name "Federalist" because the Constitution established a federal system of government. After the first election of George Washington, two political parties developed. One, led by Jefferson, called the Jeffersonian Democratic-Republicans and the second, led by Hamilton and Adams, were called the Federalists. They favored a strong national government with states having less power than the federal government. They favored an industrial United States and close ties to Great Britain.
== == 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.
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They favored strict interpretation of the Constitution.