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The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution in part as a way to garner support from the Anti-Federalists for the ratification of the Constitution?
the Bill of Rights was added to coax the anti federalists, or jeffersonians. they needed just one more state to ratify the constitution so they decided that a bill of rights was a good request to accept.
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Why did antifederalists argue against ratification of the constitution?
it had no bill of rights
Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until after the inclusion of a bill of rights?
Antifederalists
What was the main reason antifederalists opposed ratification of the new constitution?
They believed that the Constitution diminished states' rights.
Who opposed ratification of the Constitution until after the inclusion of a bill of rights?
Antifederalists
What do the federalists agree to to win support for ratification of the United states constitution?
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a Bill of Rights to the document.
To win support for ratification of the United states Constitution Federalists agreed to do what?
To win support for ratification of the United States Constitution, Federalists agreed to add a bill of rights to the document.
What were the opposing views regarding ratification of the Constitution?
The group of people who didn't support the Constitution were called Antifederalists. Their main problem with the Constitution was that it didn't have a section that listed their individual rights (Bill of Rights). They also argued that the national government was too strong and were afraid of tyranny. Some even thought that they shouldn't have created a new government. Most Antifederalists were small farmers and debtors. Antifederalists wrote articles and pamphlets and spoke out in state conventions. The articles and pamphlets became known as the Antifederalist Papers.
Why Bill of Rights was added to the constitution?
It was added as a compromise between those that supported ratification of the Constitution, called Federalists, and those that were opposed to ratification, called Anti-federalists. Anti-federalists agreed to support ratification of the Constitution if the Bill of Rights was added later, which is why the Bill of Rights is the first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
What comprise occurred that insured the support of the anti-federalists in ratification of the constitution?
The Bill of Rights-
The swift adoption of the Bill of rights in the years following ratification of the constitution demonstrates the what?
Support for abolitionism.
Antifederalists argued that the Constitution lacked protection?
Of Individual Rights
Adding a bill of rights to the constitution was largely supported by the?
antifederalists
