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.
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 add a bill of rights to the document.
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.
The Bill of Rights-
Federalists
we needed a central voice to represent america
Federalists And Antifederalists Fought Over The Ratification
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.
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.
Federalists were for ratification. Antifederlists werent.
Federalists were for the ratification of the Constitution. Those who opposed such ratification were called Anti-Federalists or Confederalists.
The Federalists, who were for the ratification of the Constitution, and the Anti-federalists, who were against the ratification.