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figurehead of the antifederalist movement

Defined ratification as a simple choice between two ambitions: economic and military power and true happiness and freedom

Henry suggested that what made Britain's empire great was its concern for liberty

'something must be done to preserve your liberty and mine,'

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Believed that Nationalists would be a more accurate label for Federalists but wouldn't suggest unity and could weaken the power of the country.

'In the battle for public opinion, labels can be as important as logic'

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Federalist

"We should have been glad to snatch up anything that looked like a government."

"Even if it had been a monarch"

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Believed the anti-federalists were a varied group united by there fear of the Constitution.

Feared that the prioritises of the states would take second fiddle to national priorities

They believed it would become an aristocracy.

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Quotes from the Federalist Papers No.84

"[Under the Constitution] the people surrender nothing"

''We the people of the United States, to secure the blessing of liberty to ourselves and our prosperity, do ordain and establish this constitution for the Untied States of America"

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historical interpretation: on federalists

believed that federalists persuaded themselves that America's situation had changed dramatically since 1176 (declaration of independence). they embraced the idea of nationhood and looked forward with anticipation on developing a 'republican empire'

believing that power was not enemy of liberty but is what guarantor

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"The Anti-Federalists cannot be ignored or dismissed as cranks or crackpots. Nor can [they] be pigeon-holed as men united by narrow regional interests (they drew leaders from every state), by selfish economic interests (though some had land and financial capital, many had very little) or by [support] for slavery (abolition-leaning Anti- Federalists, both north and south, would bloody any nose that dared to suggest as much)."

Born 1958

dunno if he's dead or not

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-Was a writer

-Anti-federalist writing

-Wrote about how antifederalists believed that republics were most likely to succeed as small political entities where the government could consist of delegates selected from the people.

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"Give me Liberty, or give me death"

the 1st and 6th post-colonial Governor of Virginia

Born: 29 May 1736, Studley, Virginia, United States

Died: 6 June 1799 (age 63 years), Patrick Henry's Red Hill, Virginia, United States

He owned 67 Slaves

Founding Father of the United States

Accused of treason

Anti-Federalist-Later switched and supported - he felt that it gave to much power to the hands of a national Gov as such his influence helped construct the Bill of Rights, guaranteeing personal freedoms and limits of constitutional power

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"Was there [ever] a single anti-federalist position?"

"The federalists claimed that the opposers of the Constitution... shared no common principles... This is an exaggeration"

"There was more agreement about many points of opposition to the Constitution than might appear at first glance"

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"the Federalists... had the assets of youth, intelligence, something positive to offer and, absolutely invaluable, the support of Washington and Franklin."

"America needed integration, not state rights"

"the immediate peril was not tyranny but disorder or dissolution"

"the right to tax was essential to any government."

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federalist

Alexander Hamilton was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795 during George Washington's presidency.

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.

Alexander Hamilton was a strong advocate for the Federalist party and believed in a stronger centralized government to promote economic growth and stability.