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Which characteristics of the constitution most angered anti-federalists?
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The Anti-Federalists were most angered by the fact that the Constitution had no Bill of Rights to protect the people. In order to get the Constitution ratified, the Federalists promised that adding a bill of rights would be the first thing the new Congress would do after the Constitution was put in place.
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∙ 9y agoThe characteristics of the constitution that most angered anti-federalists was the lack of the Bill of Rights. Alexander Hamilton was not an anti federalist.
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Which features of the Constitution was most strongly opposed by the Antifederalist?
The Antifederalists didn't really have a problem with the Constitution itself. What bothered the Antifederalists the most was that the Constitution had no way of guarunteeing peoples burthrights, or rights that cannot be taken away. This resulted in th creation of the first 10 Amendments, or the Bill of Rights, to acccompany the Contitution.
Which two states show the most support for the antifederalists?
north carolina Rhode island
What were arguments for and against the ratification of constitution?
Federalists: supporters of constitution favoring balance of power between states/national government-insisted that division of powers and system of checks and balances would protect Americans from tyranny of centralized authorityAntifederalists: against constitution because they opposed having a strong central government-feared that strong central government would serve interests of privileged minority and ignore rights of majority, also raised doubts that single government could manage the affairs of an entire country-main argument centered on Constitution's lack of protection of individual rights
What were the most important amendments in the constitution of 1973?
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What state had the most delegates sign the Constitution following its completion?
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Which features of the Constitution was most strongly opposed by the Antifederalist?
The Antifederalists didn't really have a problem with the Constitution itself. What bothered the Antifederalists the most was that the Constitution had no way of guarunteeing peoples burthrights, or rights that cannot be taken away. This resulted in th creation of the first 10 Amendments, or the Bill of Rights, to acccompany the Contitution.
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.
Antifederalists from Virginia?
The most notable antifederalist from Virginia is Patrick Henry. Henry was invited to the Continental Congress but opted out in order to fight the new Constitution from the outside. Other antifederalists from Virginia include George Mason, a drafter of the Bill of Rights and Richard Henry Lee, drafter of the Declaration and a later Senator.
Which two states show the most support for the antifederalists?
north carolina Rhode island
What characteristic of the constitution most angered anti-federalists?
Learned this in 6th grade. the anti-federalists thought the national government would become too powerful. So, they argued with the federalists and they got a bill of rights to be added to the const.
After the Revolutionary War who were some of the antifederalists?
Thomas Jefferson and George Mason were two of the most prominent.
Did the dred Scott decision angered the north?
It greatly angered the Abolitionists - remembering that most Northerners were not Abolitionists by any means.
What are the rules of the California constitution?
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Who was most angered by george iii's proclamation of 1763?
British colonists
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Who insisted on adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were HUGE supporters of the Bill of Rights, along with most of the Republicans, who were once known as the Antifederalists because of their staunch opposition to the Constitution in its original format.
