The Anti-Federalists, who were opposed to the ratification of the Constitution because they felt that a powerful national government would violate individual liberties, formed to oppose the Federalist Party.
jefferson was not a federalist, he was a democratic-republican. and federalist Alexander Hamilton opposed jefferson
The antifederalists
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Federalist are people who opposed the Connstitution
anti-federalists opposed the constitution
Many Federalists opposed the war.
The side at opposed the ratificaton of the constition was the Anti- federalists. people who were Anti-federalists such as George Mason and others.
The Anti-Federalists, such as Patrick Henry and James Winthrop
The federalists supported it the anti-federalists opposed it
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.
"Anti-Federalism also refers to a movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the Constitution of 1787" The Anti-Federalists.
Read the federalist papers. The federalists papers were written to support the ratification of the constitution. The anti-federalists were those opposed to the constitution.
anti-Federalists
Anti-Federalists
It hurt U.S. trade, which was how many Federalists made their living.