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What did the federalists believe and how did they gain support of the anti federalists?
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What was the document called that was added to the Constitution to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists?
Bill of rights
What did the Federalists agree to in order to gain support for the new constitution?
The Federalists agreed to add amendments to protecting basic rights in support of a new constitution.
What were the ideas of the federalists?
To show anti-federalists as well as the general public that the Constitution is a great thing.
Anti-federalists opposed ratification because?
Patrick Henry opposed the Constitution. He feared that the central government woulds gain too much power. He felt that the Constitution went too far. He also opposed the Constitution because it did not have a bill of rights.
What were the Anti-federalist arguments?
There were two main Anti-federalist arguments: a) The Constitution gave the federal government too much power and the people weren't represented by it. b) There was no Bill of Rights in the Constitution, and the people's rights weren't put in writing and guaranteed. There were some other, less pressing arguments, such as the ratification process (only 9 out of 13 had to ratify, and some thought all 13 states should have to ratify for the Constitution to go into effect). Also, some didn't like the fact that there was no mention of God in the Constitution. Others were angry that the states couldn't print money. c) They were not so happy about going back to a strong central government because if the government got too strong it could become a monarchy, and they just got out of one
Why did federalists agree to add the bill of rights to the constitution?
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists to ensure slaves could not vote to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
Why did the Federalist agree to add a bill of right to the constitution?
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists to ensure slaves could not vote to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
Why did federalist agree to add a bill rights to the constitution?
to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists to ensure slaves could not vote to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists
Why did the federalist agree to add the bill of rights?
So the anti federalists would ratify the Constitution :)(to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists)
How did the anti-federalists attempt to gain public support for their side?
The anti-federalists consisted if majority of the US population (lower-class, poor).
What was added to the Constitution to gain the support of Anti-Federalists was called the .?
The Bill of Rights
What document was added to the Constitution to gain the support of Anti-Federalists?
the Bill of Rights
Which document was added to the Constitution to gain the support of Anti-Federalists?
the Bill of Rights
What was the name of the document that was added to the constitution to gain the support of anti federalists?
Bill of Rights
The document that was added to the constitution to gain support of anti federalists was called what?
Bill of Rights
What document that was added to the Constitution to gain the support of Anti-Federalists was called the .?
Bill of Rights
What was the document called that was added to the Constitution to gain the support of the Anti-Federalists?
Bill of rights
