Which of the following statements best summarizes a major anti federalist?
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Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787. Friction between them increased as attention shifted from the creation of a new federal government to the question of how powerful that federal government would be. The Federalists, led by Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, wanted a strong central government, while the Anti-Federalists, led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, advocated states’ rights instead of centralized power. Federalists coalesced around the commercial sector of the country while their opponents drew their strength from those favoring an agrarian society. The ensuing partisan battles led George Washington to warn of “the baneful effects of the spirit of party” in his Farewell Address as president of United States. Show
George Washington, Farewell Address, September 19, 1796 James Madison, Father of the ConstitutionDevelopment of Political Factions and PartiesLetter from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson, December 8, 1788. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (88.00.00) [Digital ID# us0088] Madison Calls for Amending the ConstitutionAmending the ConstitutionRoger Sherman. Draft Report of a Special Committee of Congress, ca. July 21, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (81.00.01) [Digital ID#s us0081_1, us0081] Support for Amendments as Political DiversionLetter from Samuel Johnston to James Madison, July 8, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (81.01.00) [Digital ID# us0081_01p1] Amending the Body of the ConstitutionCongress of the United States, in the House of Representatives, . . . [Report] from the Committee of Eleven. New York: Thomas Greenleaf, 1789. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (82.00.01) [Digital ID#s us0082_1, us0082] Warning of Prematurely Amending ConstitutionLetter from Richard Peters to James Madison, July 5, 1789. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (82.01.00) [Digital ID# us0082_01p1] Senate Treats Amendments ContemptuouslyLocating the National CapitalLetter from George Washington to Marquis de La Luzerne, August 10, 1790. Letter book. George Washington Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (088.04.00) [Digital ID # us0088_04] Read the transcript Location of Capital Spurs Partisan BickeringCapital Location NegotiatedSurvey of the Site for the Federal City of WashingtonGeorgetown: Suburb of the New Federal CityFirst Bank of the United States
Partisan Clash over Creating National BankWashington Tries to Pacify the Parties
Republican Party Christened by James MadisonJay’s TreatyLetter from Pierce Butler to James Madison, June 26, 1795. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (091.06.00) [Digital ID # us0091_06] Read the transcript John Jay“His Excellency John Jay, President of Congress & Minister Plenipotentiary from Congress at Madrid” in Portraits of Generals, Ministers, Magistrates, Members of Congress and Others, Who Have Rendered Themselves Illustrious in the Revolution of the United States of North America. London: R. Wilkinson and J. Debret, May 1783. Engraving after drawing by Pierre E. DuSimitièrre. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (092.02.00) [Digital ID # us0092_02] A Champion to Challenge Alexander HamiltonLetter from Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, September 21, 1795. Manuscript. James Madison Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (88.01.00) [Digital ID#s us0088_01p1, us0088_01p2] Discover! Factional Fighting after Washington's FarewellGeorge Washington, Commander in ChiefSeeking Women's RightsJames Thackera and John Vallance. Liberty. Frontispiece in The Lady's Magazine, and Repository of Entertaining Knowledge. Philadelphia: W. Gibbons, 1792–1793. Marian S. Carson Collection, Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (92.01.00) [Digital ID# us0092_01] Discover! Political Rights of Women AssertedLetter from Abigail Adams to Elizabeth Smith Shaw Peabody, July 19, 1799. Manuscript. Shaw Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (95.01.00) [Digital ID#s us0095_01p1, us0095_01p2] Abigail Adams Sees Adams-Jefferson Administration as Sign of UnityPolitical Infighting and a War with FranceLetter from Abigail Adams to William Shaw, December 23, 1798. Manuscript. Shaw Family Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (092.03.00) [Digital ID# us0092_03p1] Read the transcript Ongoing, Undeclared Naval WarWilliam Birch & Son. “Preparation of War to Defend Commerce” from The City of Philadelphia in the State of Pennsylvania, North America, As it Appeared in the Year 1800. . . . Hand-colored engraving. Springland, Pennsylvania: William Birch and Son, 1800. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (54.00.05) [Digital ID# us0054p5] Linking Jeffersonian Republicans to the French Revolution“Stop the Wheels of Government,” illustration in [William Cobbett] Peter Porcupine’s Political Censor or Monthly Review of the Most Interesting Political Occurrences Relative to the United States of America. Philadelphia: William Cobbett, April 1796. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (090.05.00) [Digital ID# us0090_05] William Cobbett SatirizedCongressman Declares Acts UnconstitutionalRight of States to Judge Constitutionality of Federal LawsOpposition to the Alien and Sedition ActsTo the Senate and Representatives of the United States, in Congress Assembled. Poughkeepsie, New York: Nicholas Power, 1798. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Library of Congress (90.03.00) [Digital ID# us0090_03p1] Opposition to the Alien and Sedition ActsTo the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. We whose names are hereunto subscribed being citizens of the county of Albemarle in the state of Virginia. Albemarle County, Virginia: 1798. Broadside. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (090.04.00) [Digital ID # us0090_04] Virginia Resolutions Oppose Alien and Sedition LawsVirginia to Wit. In the House of Delegates Friday, December 21st, 1798. Resolved that the General Assembly of Virginia doth unequivocally express a firm resolution . . . . Richmond, 1798. Leaflet. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (091.07.00) [Digital ID# us0091_07] Read the transcript Vindication of the Constitutionality of Alien and Sedition LawsThe Awful Crisis which has arrived Must be felt by us all. . . . [Richmond]: T. Nicholson, 1799. Pamphlet. Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress (94.02.00) [Digital ID# us0094_02] Libel Trial of Thomas CooperThomas Cooper. An Account of the Trial of Thomas Cooper of Northumberland: on a Charge of Libel against the President of the United States. . . . Philadelphia: John Bios, April 1800. Rare Book and Special Collections Division. Library of Congress (94.00.00) [Digital ID# us0094] Virginia Slave Rebellion Increases Election-Year TurmoilLetter from James Monroe to Thomas Jefferson, September 15, 1800. Manuscript. Thomas Jefferson Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress (101.00.00) [Digital ID# us0101] What best describes the AntiThe Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Which of the following best summarizes the goal of the AntiWhich of the following BEST summarizes the overall disagreement between the Federalists and the anti-Federalists? The Federalists felt that the Constitution established a good balance of power, while the anti-Federalists felt that it gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the states.
Which of the following is a true statement about the AntiWhich of the following is a true statement? The Anti-federalists believed that a pure democracy was possible, whereas the Federalists did not.
What is an AntiAnti-federalist. An individual who opposed the ratification of the new Constitution in 1787. The Anti-Federalists were opposed to a strong central government.
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