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Who were the Federalists?
People who supported the new constitution and work to get it ratified
What caused political parties to emerge?
There was a debate on how the Constitution should be written. The Establishment Party (Federalists) wanted the constitution without a Bill of Rights. The Anti-Establishment Party (Anti-Federalists) wanted the Bill of Rights installed into it. These two factions evolved into the Federalist Party and Democratic-Republican Party.
Which Founding Fathers were federalists and which were anti-federalists?
AnswerWhen the Constitution was up for adoption by the states, the country split into two political parties: Federalists supported the Constitution, Anti-federalists didn't.Federalists included:John Hancock (Massachusetts)Alexander Hamilton (New York)James Madison (Virginia) [Madison would often switch between sides]John Jay (New York) --- these 3 guys wrote The Federalist PapersGeorge Washington (Virginia)John Adams (Massachusetts)Most all of the Founders who framed the Constitution supported ratification, EXCEPT:George Mason (Virginia)Edmund Randolph (Virginia)Elbridge Gerry (Massachusetts)Other anti-federalists included:Samuel Adams (Massachusetts)Patrick Henry (Virginia)Richard Henry Lee (Virginia)These are the leading figures on both sides.Thomas Jefferson was not in America, and seems to have supported the Constitution, but on one condition: that a bill of rights be added. In the United States, George Mason championed this move for a bill of rights, and therefore, after the Constitution was ratified, Congress drew up such a bill. George Mason is known, therefore, as the "Father of the Bill of Rights."
What two groups generally struggled for political control during the early nineteenth century?
Federalists and anti Federalists.
What is the meaning of federalist?
There were two definitions of Federalists. The first were the Federalists, and they were people who advocated ratification of the Constitution in 1787. Prominent Federalists of this kind include the 3 writers of the Federalist Papers (Hamilton, Madison, and Jay), created for the above purpose, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. The second kind of federalist refers to the Federalist Party, created in 1790 over increasing controversy over the policies of Alexander Hamilton. Prominent Federalists of this kind include Alexander Hamilton, the leader of the Federalist Party until his untimely death in 1804, John Adams, second president, and all 4 of John Adams' cabinet members. The first Federalists were only around as long as Constitutional ratification was debated, but the second Federalists, Federalist Party members, were around for most of the 1790s, but they splintered with the election of 1800 and finally collapsed with Alexander Hamilton's death via a duel.
