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Because the new constitution would give the central government more power then it did under the Articles of Confederation, and the federalists wanted a government with more power then its states.

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What do the federalists agree to to win support for ratification of the United states constitution?

To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the document.


To win support for ratification of the United states Constitution Federalists agreed to do what?

To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a bill of rights to the document.


What was the importance of 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.


Who supported the ratification of the constitution?

Federalists


What comprise occurred that insured the support of the anti-federalists in ratification of the constitution?

The Bill of Rights-


Which of the two groups debating the constitution favored ratification?

Federalists And Antifederalists Fought Over The Ratification


Why Bill of Rights was added to the constitution?

It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.


What was the federalists central argument in support of ratification of constitution?

we needed a central voice to represent america


Do the Federalists support the constitution?

yes. the federalists got their name from their support for the federal system of government (division of power between a central government and the state governments) as outlined in the constitution. the anti-federalists opposed the ratification of the constitution.


Who was for ratification of the constitution?

Federalists were for ratification. Antifederlists werent.


What do you call a federalist that is against the ratification of the US Constitution?

Federalists were for the ratification of the Constitution. Those who opposed such ratification were called Anti-Federalists or Confederalists.


What two groups fought back forth about ratifying the constitution?

The Federalists, who were for the ratification of the Constitution, and the Anti-federalists, who were against the ratification.

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