Anti-Federalists were opposed to ratifying the Constitution because they did not want to give the federal government that much power. The Constitution was eventually ratified on June 21, 1788.
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They wanted it to made because it was important for the government to be nationalized.
Anti federalists was the name given to the fraction which opposed the ratification of the US Constitution. These were people that were against strengthening government because they felt that by doing so the sovereignty and prestige of the states, individuals, and localities throughout the United States would be jeopardized.
Anti-Federalists
Mercy Otis Warren opposed the Constitution because she believed that political officers should have a limit to how long they serve, or a rotation. Mercy Otis Warren, like many Americans, didn't wanted them to have too much power.
Mercy Otis Warren opposed the Constitution because she believed that political officers should have a limit to how long they serve, or a rotation. Mercy Otis Warren, like many Americans, didn't wanted them to have too much power.