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The Federalists supported the Constitution because it gave the federal government more power than the Articles of Confederation did. Although they did not agree with it completely, they felt this was a stepping stone towards a stronger federal government.
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∙ 13y agoThe Federalists supported the Constitution because it gave the federal government more power than the Articles of Confederation did. Although they did not agree with it completely, they felt this was a stepping stone towards a stronger federal government.
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∙ 14y agoBecause the Federalists wanted the country to have a strong federal government, whereas the Anti-Federalists, objected to the Constitution on the grounds that states were being asked to give up too much of their power to the federal government.
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What did the federalist support?
The federalist supported the Constitution and the anti-federalist supported the Articles of confederation
Did anti-Federalist support the constitution?
no, they opposed the idea of constitution
The purpose of the Federalist Papers was to .?
support ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist was written to?
It was written to win support for the Constitution in New York.
Did the Anti federalist support the constitution?
sure didn't from Lt.HarryPNes
why were federalist's paper written?
To rally support for the raitification of the Constitution
Did anti federalist support a strong federal government?
The Federalist Party was so named because of their support of the Federal Constitution. Some members of the Federalist Party were the authors of the Federalist Papers, a series of pamphlets meant to argue for the ratification of the Constitution.
What was the main idea behind the Federalist Papers?
The main role of the Federalist Papers was to raise support for the ratification of the Constitution.
Why didn't anti federalist support the constitution?
They didn't support the Constitution because they thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government.
Why didn't the anti federalist support the constitution?
They didn't support the Constitution because they thought that the Constitution gave too much power to the federal government.
What papers were written to gain support for the constitution in new york?
federalist papers
Who were the leaders in the Federalist Party who helped form and support the Constitution?
alex hamilton
