1. Federalists Washington John Adams James Madison
Federalists and Antifederalists?
Federalist comes from the word federalism, which is a type of government where power is
shard between the national/ federal government and state governments.
There was a fear that the new Constitution would take too much power
away from the states. The Federalists (support ratification) responded to this
concern with the idea of Federalism. Powers would be shared between the states
and the National(federal) government. They liked the idea of a stronger national
Government. Had more support in the Northeast and in cities. Businessmen and
merchants tended to support the Federalist.
Federalists
Washington
John Adams
James Madison
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson

2. Antifederalists- Democratic Republicans
Federalists and Antifederalists? The Antifederalists (against ratification) thought the new Constitution took too much power away from the states, there was no bill of rights and they feared a strong President could become a king(executive branch), and the Senate could become an elite ruling class. They were more popular in the Western and Southern states. Farmers and people in rural areas tended to favor the Antifederalists.
Antifederalists- Democratic Republicans
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
Madison was a Federalist, but he later joins the Antifederalists
James Madison

3. Federalist Papers Federalists James Madison, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, wrote a series of newspaper articles that answered many of the questions that people had about the new Constitution. The Federalist Papers help to convince many people to support ratifying the new Constitution.
James Madison

4. Bill of Rights Amendments 1-9 protect basic individual freedoms (The 10th Amendment deals with powers between the states and federal government). For example, the 1st Amendment protects a Citizen’s right to freedom of religion, speech, press, and to protests. Other amendments protect peoples right to a fair trial.

5. How did the lack of a bill of rights endanger the Constitution? The Antifederalist wanted written guarantees that basic rights would be protected under the new constitution. Without a Bill of Rights many states would not ratify the Constitution. Both parties eventually agree to the idea of a Bill of Rights being added to the Constitution.
This map shows where support for ratification of the Constitution was strong or weak.