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What did the anti federalists think of the articles of confederation?
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∙ 11y ago
they didnt like it and grew very angry. But there was nothing they could do to stop the articles from being law.
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Did the federalists want to ratify the articles of confederation?
Yes, the Anti-Federalists were obviously against it, though.
Who wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation?
The anti-federalists
Which groups claimed the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
Anti-Federalist
Who did not want the Articles of Confederation?
The people that lived in the north, because it ment that the south was now separate and had its own form of government
How was the constitution ratifed?
After a long and heated battle between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the Constitution versus the Articles of Confederation and the inclusion of the Bill of Rights, a Constitution was written and ratified by all 13 colonies.
Did the federalists want to ratify the articles of confederation?
Yes, the Anti-Federalists were obviously against it, though.
Which group was most in favor of keeping the Articles of Confederation?
Anti-Federalists.
Who wanted to keep the Articles of Confederation?
The anti-federalists
Which groups claimed the Articles of Confederation were too weak?
Anti-Federalist
Who were the federalist and antil-federalist?
federalists= supported the Constitution after seeing that the Articles of Confederation were failing anti-federalists= supported the Articles of Confederation and would only support the Constitution if we added a Bill of Rights so we did
They wanted the states to retain their sovereignty in the federal system.?
Before and after the Articles of Confederation (1877) the Anti-Federalists, such as Thomas Jefferson, wanted the states to be the primary authority over their citizens. Anti-federalists
Who did not want the Articles of Confederation?
The people that lived in the north, because it ment that the south was now separate and had its own form of government
Why did anti-federalists believe the constitutional convention had gone toofar?
The constitutional convention was actually only supposed to fix the Articles of Confederation, the actual first government of the United states. The Articles of Confederation was weak. The new constitution was becoming strong. Anti-federalists were afraid that the goverment would become to controlling like Englands was at the time.
What is the difference in the vision of the US between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists?
After the Articles of Confederation were written, there were problems with it. Confederationists thought that the Articles were a fine way to run the country, but the nationalists did not. They favored a stronger national government than the one the Articles provided. Later, the founding fathers wrote the constitution, but there were some problems getting it ratified, or passed. This is where federalists and anti-federalists came into play. Anti-federalists were against the constitution, and in case you haven't already guessed, most ant-federalists were confederationists to start off. Federalists were all for the ratification of the constitution of the United States.
What is an anitfederalist?
The Anti-Federalists felt that the Constitution of 1788 granted too much power to the federal government at the expense of state power and desired a return to the Articles of Confederation, ratified in 1781. In contrast, the Federalists believed that the Articles of Confederation did not grant enough power to the federal government, and they are the ones directly responsible for the Constitution of 1788.
How was the constitution ratifed?
After a long and heated battle between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists over the Constitution versus the Articles of Confederation and the inclusion of the Bill of Rights, a Constitution was written and ratified by all 13 colonies.
What did federalists support?
The federalist supported the Constitution and the anti-federalist supported the Articles of Confederation
