Ratifying the Constitution

Who opposed (or was against) the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Patriots

• Loyalists

What was one of the reasons Antifederalists opposed the Constitution?

• They thought the document was very fair.

• They did not like having such a long document.

• They were afraid the government would become too powerful, like the British.

• They actually really supported the Constitution.

Which one of the following people was an Antifederalist?

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Paul Revere

• Benjamin Franklin

What group supported the Constitution?

• Federalists

• Antifederalists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Alexander Hamilton were all

• lawyers

• residents of New York

• Federalists

• farmers

The essays supporting the Constitution that were written under the name Publius were called

• the Anitfederalist Papers

• newspaper articles

• letters to George Washington

• the Federalist Papers

The number of states needed to ratify the Constitution

• 7

• 8

• 9

• 10

The first 10 amendments to the Constitution that protect freedoms for everyone

• English Bill of Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Magna Carta