They believed the federal government had too much power over the people of the United States.
The only way the Anti-feds would agree with the Constitution was if all rights were listed. This would grant every citizen undeniable freedoms.
The amendments were the bill of rights. The anti-federalists feared a strong government would limit civil liberties and wanted guarantees written into the constitution.
Well, it's because the Anti- Federalists wanted freedom and didn't want the Constitution like the Federalists did. The Federalists wanted the Anti- Federalists work together and create a new and better system of government.
The federalists promised to attach a bill of rights because the anti-federalists were writing series of papers like the federalists and by attaching the bill of rights the anti-federalists no longer had an argument. Which means the federalists won and were able to keep the constitution. They were the first ten amendments to the constitution.
The Anti-Federalists. They didn't think it was right to have rules without rights.
The amendments are a change or minor improvement within the government. They believed that the power of the states would be destroyed by the new Constitution.
The only way the Anti-feds would agree with the Constitution was if all rights were listed. This would grant every citizen undeniable freedoms.
The amendments were the bill of rights. The anti-federalists feared a strong government would limit civil liberties and wanted guarantees written into the constitution.
The anti-federalists wanted the amendments to limit the federal government's power.
Well, it's because the Anti- Federalists wanted freedom and didn't want the Constitution like the Federalists did. The Federalists wanted the Anti- Federalists work together and create a new and better system of government.
The Bill of Rights (amendments 1 through 10)
They weren't against the adoption of the Constitution per say, they were in favor of adding a Bill of Rights. Anti-Federalists believed that a country could not be governed by an all-powerful central government, it needed to have amendments.
The federalists promised to attach a bill of rights because the anti-federalists were writing series of papers like the federalists and by attaching the bill of rights the anti-federalists no longer had an argument. Which means the federalists won and were able to keep the constitution. They were the first ten amendments to the constitution.
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution because the Antifederalists didn't trust the government and didn't think they would give them rights! Basically, the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were added to the constitution as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists.
The first ten amendments were added to the Constitution because the Antifederalists didn't trust the government and didn't think they would give them rights! Basically, the first ten amendments known as the Bill of Rights were added to the constitution as a compromise between the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists.
the anti-federalists were against the constitution and for them to agree with the federalist the federalists needed to add a bill of rights so the anti-federalists could agree with the philadelphia constitution
The Federalists compromised and agreed to add the Bill of Rights (first ten amendments), which was ratified in 1791.