The Antifederalists just wanted a Bill of Rights to ensure that they had their rights before they could ratify.
we needed a central voice to represent america
they believed the people's liberties needed protection from the government
The ones who criticized the constitution were the group labeled the anti-Federalists led by Thomas Jefferson. They comprised of land owners and farmers. The anti-Federalists saw that the Articles of Confederation was weak and just needed a tune-up. The Federalists saw a vision of commerce as the future for the United States and therefore needed to make the central government strong. Fearing of tyranny, the anti-Federalists demanded a "Bill of Rights." The Federalists eventually concurred as they were fearing the anti-Federalists of not signing the Constitution. Twenty Amendments came to the desk of James Madison and ten were passed on to become the "Bill of Rights." Eleven states ratified the first ten amendments, starting in 1787, of the constitution only Rhode Island and North Carolina had rejected the constitution. North Carolina eventually ratified it in 1789 after the inauguration of George Washington as President. Rhode Island ratified the constitution in 1790.
They believed that the U.S. constitution was needed first so that they are not attacked by other contries.
The anti-federalists were opposed to the Constitution because they felt it established a federal government that was too powerful. They argued that a strong national government would diminish the power of the States.
If you mean the Anti-federalists, then the Bill of Rights.
If you mean the Anti-federalists, then the Bill of Rights.
If you mean the Anti-federalists, then the Bill of Rights.
An anti-federalist did not believe in the Constitution's ratification. They thought it gave the government to much power, and needed a Bill of Rights.
the anti-federalists were against the constitution and for them to agree with the federalist the federalists needed to add a bill of rights so the anti-federalists could agree with the philadelphia constitution
Federalists favored the ratification of the Constitution because they believed that a strong central government was needed. The federalists were generally wealthy individuals, that were opposed to anarchy.
we needed a central voice to represent america
The federalists wanted to have a strong nation like England. They also wanted to make sure that there was no chance of a tyrant taking over.
The Anti-Federalists. They didn't think it was right to have rules without rights.
They weren't against the adoption of the Constitution per say, they were in favor of adding a Bill of Rights. Anti-Federalists believed that a country could not be governed by an all-powerful central government, it needed to have amendments.
they believed the people's liberites needed protection from the government.
they believed the people's liberites needed protection from the government.