1. FEDERALISTS AND ANTI-FEDERALISTS

2. AFTER THE CONVENTION
 After the Convention, the
Constitution had to be
approved by the people of
each state: This was called
Ratification
 There were many delegates at
the convention who did not
want the Constitution to be
ratified
 The resulting argument
between advocates and
opponents of the Constitution
was the called the Federalists
Vs Anti-Federalists debate

4. FEDERALISTS
 The Federalists were
a group that
supported a strong
federal government
 Led by three men
 AlexanderHamilton
 James Madison
 John Jay

5. THE FEDERALISTS
 Included all delegates of
the Constitutional
Convention that were in
favor of the Constitution
including, Franklin, Wash
ington, and others.
 Favored a stronger
national government
 Argued for their
viewpoint by writing the
Federalist papers

6. THE FEDERALIST PAPERS
 A series of 85 letters
to the editor written by
Jay, Madison, and
Hamilton.
 All letters attempted to
persuade people to
support the
Constitution using
various arguments
 All letters were signed
“Publius” in honor of a
Roman Consul

7. THE ANTI-FEDERALISTS
 Opposed the strong
national government that
was laid out in the
Constitution
 Led by Patrick Henry and
included others like: Sam
Adams, George
Mason, James Monroe
 Thomas Jefferson also
showed Anti-Federalist
ideas, but did not join the
movement (was living in
France at the time)

8. ANTI-FEDERALIST PAPERS
 Argued that the
Constitution would take
away rights and
freedoms that the
American Revolution
had won.
 The government would
ignore the states and
cater to the wealthy
 Favored local
governments closely
controlled by the
people.

9. TO START CLASS
 It has been frequently remarked, that it seems
to have been reserved to the people of this
country, by their conduct and example, to
decide the important question, whether
societies of men are really capable or not, of
establishing good government from reflection
and choice, or whether they are forever
destined to depend, for their political
constitutions, on accident and force