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Was Patrick Wilson a federalist?

No, Patrick Wilson was not a Federalist. He was a politician and lawyer from Virginia who was associated with the Anti-Federalist faction and opposed the ratification of the United States Constitution.


Who are federalists and anti-federalists?

Federalist are people who opposed the Connstitution


Was Philip freneau a federalist or a democratic Republican?

Yes he is he was the owner of the National Gazette that was opposed to Alexander Hamilton who was a Federalist


What was the major issue in the debate between the Federalists and the anti federalist?

The issue that divided them was that the federalist were in favor of a strong central government while the anti federalists were opposed to it.


What were the authors of federalist papers opposed to?

The Federalist Papers are a series of documents/ letters published in newspapers in various major cities. They are indirectly opposed to the Anti-Federalist Papers, each Federalist Paper was written to answer questions the public had. The goal of the Federalist Papers was to convince people to ratify the constitution. The Federalists wanted a strong Federal government and the Anti-Federalist wanted strong State governments. Some of the Federalist Papers were written as a direct rebuttal of a particular Anti-Federalist writing. Some Federalist writings had no direct connection to Anti-Federalist writings, although there are few of these. You have to remember that the Federalist Papers and Anti-Federalist writings are published over almost 2 years.Take a look at the timeline in Relate Links below.If you get a copy of The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates from Signet Classic, they have a very concise and efficient chart on page 27, giving the subject and which Federalist and Anti-Federalist writings apply.