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Ratification of the Constitution. Antifederalists Opposed the Cons. & refused to ratify it as originally written. Beliefs about the Constitution. Federalists Supported the Cons. & thought it should be the law of the land. Antifederalists
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Antifederalists Opposed the Cons. & refused to ratify it as originally written Beliefs about the Constitution Federalists • Supported the Cons. & thought it should be the law of the land
Antifederalists Believed the Cons. did not protect individual rights, would serve interests of a privileged few and ignore the majority Doubted a single govt. could manage the affairs of a large nation Reasons for their beliefs Federalists • Separation of powers & checks & balances would protect Americans from the tyranny of centralized authority
Antifederalists Feared a strong national govt. and did not want to create a govt. similar to the one in Great Britain Beliefs about a strong national govt. Federalists • Believed that it was necessary to fix the issues that existed under the Articles of Confederation
Antifederalists Patrick Henry Samuel Adams Richard Henry Lee Famous Leaders Federalists • George Washington • James Madison • Alexander Hamilton • Benjamin Franklin • John Jay
Antifederalists Letters from the Federal Farmer – listed rights that should be protected in the Cons. but weren’t (Freedoms of press, religion, protection from unreasonable searches, guarantee of trial by jury, etc.) written by Richard Henry Lee Public propaganda Federalists • The Federalist Papers – 85 essays defending the Cons. in NY newspapers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay, published under the name of “Publius”
Antifederalists Rural areas Residents of large states with strong economies Groups that favored Federalists • Urban centers (merchants, skilled workers, laborers, etc.) • Residents of small states with weak economies
Antifederalists Feared the strong govt. would take individual rights and would not vote to ratify the Cons. without a Bill of Rights Beliefs regarding a Bill of Rights Federalists • Believed that limited powers & checks & balances protected people & made the Bill of Rights unnecessary
Antifederalists Agreed to support ratification of the document once a Bill of Rights had been added Compromise made to ensure ratification Federalists • Agreed to include a Bill of Rights to the Cons. even though they believed it was unnecessary
Each state would hold a special convention, voters would elect delegates to the convention who would then vote to accept or reject the Cons., bypassed the state legislatures who would oppose Cons. • 9 states needed to approve • 2. Most newspapers favored the Federalist cause and the influence of leaders like George Washington & Ben Franklin were much stronger than the influence of Antifederalist leaders
3. They believed a Bill of Rights was needed to protect their rights since the Constitution weakened the power of the states, they wanted a written guarantee of their rights from the federal government • 4. New York & Virginia • NY – John Jay & Alexander Hamilton • Vir. – James Madison, Edmund Randolph, & George Washington vs. Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, & James Monroe
5. James Madison • 80 Amendments • 10 Amendments • 6. Freedom of speech, religion, press, assembly, petition, right to bear arms, forbid quartering of troops in citizens homes, forbid unreasonable searches & seizures, fair treatment of people accused of crimes • 7. Native Americans, slaves, women, free African-Americans
