The anti-federalists were against the Constitution, feeling is gave too much power to the federal government. The addition of the Bill of Rights was a compromise, easing some of their concerns.
There basically wasn't a bill of rights in the new form of government that was proposed! Due to their past experiences with Britain, you can understand why some people were unhappy about not having a paper that clearly stated their rights. It said what the government could do but it didn't have any limits of what they can't do. The Americans knew that the government would be able to find a loophole, so they didn't like the knew plan of government. The federalist stated that it would be a lot easier to fix then the articles and so they should just sign it anyway so that later they can make amendments and put in a bill of rights.
antifederalists
The founding fathers didn't really insist on a bill of rights, the antifederalists did. Federalists were people who wanted a strong government, but antifederalists were afraid that if there was a very strong government, the states would be too weak, and that people would lose rights if the government was too powerful. So when the federalists wanted to approve the Constitution, antifederalists said they wouldn't, until the federalists put in a Bill of Rights. So the federalists added the bill of rights, so that the anti-feds would ratify the constitution.
The Constitution was originally written with no amendments. The part before the Bill of Rights has everything about how to run a government and nothing guaranteeing the rights of any citizen. The antifederalists wanted a Bill of Rights to ensure the Constitution guaranteed rights to citizens.
The Anti-Federalists. They didn't think it was right to have rules without rights.
Hamilton was opposed by the antifederalists, who believed that the US would be better off with the states in power, not a strong central government. The antifederalists were led by Thomas Jefferson. Even though the antifederalists lost the argument, they greatly influenced the first 10 amendments in the US constitution, also known as the Bill of Rights.
a bill of rights
By making the Bill of Rights.
The Antifederalists
it had no bill of rights
Antifederalists
antifederalists
The Bill of Rights, :)
Antifederalists
He agreed with their call for a bill of rights.
Antifederalists like George Mason and Patrick Henry... :)
they didn't get to practice the Bill of Rights
they didn't get to practice the Bill of Rights