a comparison between the views of the federalists and anti-federalists during the constitutional...
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A Comparison between the Views of the Federalists and
Anti-federalists during the Constitutional Convention
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Web sites to use on your power point
• www.teachingamericanhistory.org/convention/delegates
• www.buzzle.com/articles/federalists-vs-anti-federalisrts.html
Anti-Federalists• They were in favor of states rights.
• They were poor, backcountry farmers.
• They could read and were not very well educated.
• They were in debt and were in favor of paper money.
• They were the poorer people of the country.
• Opposed the Constitution
Articles of Confederation were a good plan
• Anti-Federalists thought the Articles of Confederation was a good plan because it supported the concept of state governments being more powerful than a Federal Government.
Articles of Confederation were weak and ineffective.
• It soon became evident to nearly all that the chronically underfunded Confederation government, as originally organized, was inadequate for managing the various conflicts that arose among the states.[3][4] As the Articles of Confederation could only be amended by unanimous vote of the states, any state had effective veto power over any proposed change.[5] In addition, the Articles gave the weak federal government no taxing power: it was wholly dependent on the states for its money, and
had no power to force delinquent states to pay.[6]
Opposed strong Central Government
• Anti-Federalists worried, among other things, that the position of president, then a novelty, might evolve into a monarchy
National government needed to be strong in order to function.
• It soon became evident to nearly all that the chronically underfunded Confederation government, as originally organized, was inadequate for managing the various conflicts that arose among the states
Delegates to the Convention
• The following delegates to the convention were arguably the most influential.