A federalist is someone who supports a strong centralized government.
AnswerBack around the time of the Revolutionary War was being waged, the Constitutional convention was taking place. There were legislators who were in favor of a strong centralized government (Federalists) and there were those who were in favor of a limited federal government held accountable by its territories/states (Anti- Federalists).List of Federalists:
John Hancock
Alexander Hamilton (New York)
John Jay (New York)
George Washington (Virginia)
List of Anti-Federalists: George Mason (Virginia)
Edmund Randolph (Virginia)
Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)
Samuel Adams (Massachusetts)
Patrick Henry (Virginia)
Richard Henry Lee (Virginia)
Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the Constitution as it did not constrain the federal government from abusing it's power. Therefore the Bill of Rights was constructed.
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Federalist (fed er a list ) a federalist is a supporter of a strong national government and in favor of adopting of the constitution.
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Hugh Williamson was not an Anti Federalist. Although his views started to lean toward the Anti Federalist views, he was still considered a Federalist.
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Yes No. Only when he was writing the Federalist Papers. After that he was an anti-Federalist supporter of Jefferson.
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John Smilie is an Anti-Federalist
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Yes he was a federalist.
He was an Anti-Federalist.
anti federalist are people who are against the constitution and federalist are people who want the constitution
John Rutledge was a Federalist.
Gouverneur Morris was a federalist.