to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
to ensure slaves could not vote
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
There was widespread concern that the Constitution did not address many of the abuses that had led to the Revolution, such as freedom of speech/religion, unlawful search and seizure, arrest without trial, etc.
Bill of Rights
bill of rights
it was controversial because the Anti-Federalists hated the constitution but this was the only way they wouldn't agree to it, if the Federalists put on this Bill of Rights that were not mentioned in the constitution.
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 Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights
So the anti federalists would ratify the Constitution :)(to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists)
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists to ensure slaves could not vote to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the document.
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists to ensure slaves could not vote to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
They included the Bill of Rights.
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.