1. CH 8 Section 4. Ratification of the Constitution

2. Anti-federalists were the guys that didn’t want the Constitution.

3. The Federalist Papers were a series of essays defending the idea of a new Constitution.

4. Publius Fake name of the guys that wrote The Federalist Papers.

5. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution.

6. Wealthy landowners in NY opposed ratification because they feared paying heavy taxes.

7. Anti-federalists demanded a Bill of Rights.

8. James Madison Primary author of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.