Ratifying the Constitution Americans Across Carried on a

Ratifying the Constitution Americans Across Carried on a vigorous debate before ratifying the constitution

Key Vocabulary and Key People Key Terms Ø Federalists Ø Antifederalists Ø The Federalist Papers Ø Amendments Ø Bill of Rights Key People Ø George Mason

Grudge Match Federalists Anti-federalists Ø Favored removing some powers from the states and giving more powers to the National Government Ø Wanted important powers to remain with the states Ø Favored dividing powers among the three branches of government Ø Wanted Legislative Branch to have MORE power than the Executive Branch Ø Wanted ONE person to lead executive branch Ø Wanted Bill of Rights in the Constitution to protect people’s rights Ø Supporters included George Washington, Ben franklin and Alexander Hamilton Ø Supporters Included George mason, Sam Adams, and Patrick Henry Ø Included lawyers, Planters, Farmers, and Crafts People Ø Included Small Farmers and Debtors

Fed up with the government Ø Federalists, those who favored shared government between the federal government and the states, debated the antifederalists who thought the constitution took too much power away from the states Ø The Main Challenge was that the Constitution did NOT support and Protect people’s Rights and was going to make the National Government too powerful

Extra read all about it!! Ø The Federalist Papers began to answer the attacks on the constitution through the newspapers Ø James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay appealed to reason and emotions to gain support for ratification Ø The papers tried to convince America that the new government would NOT overpower the states and that diversity would prevent any group from dominating our country Ø While MOST newspapers favored the Constitution Massachusetts, North Carolina, New York, and Virginia were still needed to pass the document

Fear Factor Ø Some feared the president would turn into a king, or the senate would create an aristocracy Ø Anti-federalists though that powers gained in the revolutionary war would be lost and spread their word in newspapers and pamphlets Ø Anti-federalists also tried to stir peoples emotions using the fear of losing their liberty Ø As the ratification Movement Grew, Delaware became the FIRST state to Ratify it and New Hampshire became the Ninth state making the constitution official

Its up to YOU New York…New York Ø New York and Virginia needed to approve the document Ø George Mason and Patrick Henry opposed the constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added Ø When James Madison recommended a bill of Rights be added to the constitution, Virginia Ratified it Ø When New York saw that the promise of a Bill of Rights was close they ratified the constitution as well Ø North Carolina and Rhode Island Ratified the Document by 1790 forming a new National Government

Due Bills Ø Supporters of the constitution wanted a Bill of Rights to list and protect rights of Americans Ø James Madison wrote the Bill of Rights and placed it at the end of the Constitution as amendments Ø Two-Thirds of the states had to agree on the amendment to propose it and Three-Fourths of the states would have to ratify the rights to make it law Ø The Bill of Rights were ratified by the country in 1791 and were made of Ten Amendments

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