The anti-federalists were opposed to the Constitution because they felt it established a federal government that was too powerful. They argued that a strong national government would diminish the power of the States.
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The primary reason the Anti-Federalists opposed the idea of a Constitution was because they thought it granted too much power to the federal government. Patrick Henry was a prominent Anti-Federalist.
They felt they needed the Articles of Confederation
They felt that the Articles of Confederation did not need to be reformed
The anti-federalists were against ratification of the constitution mostly because they wanted more power. The constitution did not allow proportional representation.
The antifederalist argued about the constition
The league argued that Imperialism went against American principles
national government
They feared it and argued against it.
Because they argued that the many difficulties facing the Republic could be overcome only by the creation of the new government based on the Constitution.