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The debate over ratification, the Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists, and the addition of the Bill of Rights.

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General Audience / Immigration & US Citizenship / American History - Colonial Period to the Civil War / The Constitutional Convention of 1787
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Ratification & The Bill of Rights

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What term described those who supported the ratification of the new Constitution?
Federalists. They favored a strong central government.
What term described those who opposed the ratification of the new Constitution?
Anti-Federalists. They feared the new government would be too powerful and lacked protections for individual rights.
Name three key figures who were leading Federalists.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay.
What collection of \(85\) essays was written to build support for the Constitution, particularly in New York?
The Federalist Papers, written under the pseudonym "Publius".
What was the primary argument made by the Anti-Federalists against the Constitution?
They argued it created a central government that was too powerful and that it needed a Bill of Rights to protect citizens from government overreach.
Prominent Anti-Federalists like Patrick Henry and George Mason demanded what addition to the Constitution?
A Bill of Rights that would explicitly guarantee specific liberties.
According to Article VII of the Constitution, how many states were needed to ratify it for it to become law?
Nine of the thirteen states.
Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?
Delaware, on December \(7\), \(1787\).
Which state was the ninth to ratify, officially putting the Constitution into effect?
New Hampshire, on June \(21\), \(1788\).
Why was it critical for Virginia and New York, two of the last large states to ratify, to join the new union?
Without their participation, the new government would lack legitimacy and be geographically and economically divided, likely causing it to fail.
The first \(10\) amendments to the Constitution are collectively known as what?
The Bill of Rights.
What was the purpose of adding the Bill of Rights to the Constitution?
It was added to appease the Anti-Federalists and guarantee the protection of individual liberties, such as freedom of speech, religion, and the press.
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