Federalists vs Antifederalists

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Who are the Federalists?

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People who supported the Constitution

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Federalists wanted....

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a strong central (national) government

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What series of essays were written by Hamilton, Jay, and Madison to convince people to ratify the Constitution?

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Federalist Papers

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These group of people were called the ______ and they didn't support the ratification of the Constitution

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Antifederalists

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The Antifederalists wanted

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weak central (national) government

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Did the Antifederalists support adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?

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yes

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What was the Antifederalist response to the Federalist Papers?

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Antifederalist Papers

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These people were all Antifederalists except for: Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, George Mason

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Alexander Hamilton

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Antifederalists believed the Constitution benefitted the wealthy more than the __________

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common man

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These people are all Federalists except for: Alexander Hamilton, George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson

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Thomas Jefferson