Federalists and Anti-federalists: Comparison, Bill of Rights, Early Political parties (jan 1, 1787 – jan 1, 1788)
Description:
Federalists- supporters of constitution
- argued for strong federal government needed to maintain order and preserve Union
- emphasized weakness of Articles of Confederation and showed opponents as negative with no solution
Anti-Federalists
- Opponent of Constitution
- strong central government destroy the work of Revolution, limit democracy, and restrict states' rights
- proposed Constitution contained no protection of rights, gave central government more power than the British ever had
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1787
jan 1, 1788
~ 1 years