Federalists
people supported the Constitution were called…
Federalists
Some people did not support the Constitution. These people were called…
Antifederalists
This plan called for A equal voice for all states.
the New Jersey Plan
This person was the general of the continental army. He was also the first president
George Washington
This state was the first to ratify the Constitution
Delaware
Hamilton, Madison and jay defended their views in these pamphlets
the Federalist Papers
What was a big problem to the Antifederalists
National Government overpowering State Governments
This plan called for representation based on population
the Virginia plan
This person wrote an almanac and discovered electricity
Ben Franklin
This state was the last to ratify the Constitution
Rhode Island
When were the Federalist Papers published?
1787 - 1788
This was the Antifederalists biggest problem that was not included in the Constitution?
their weren't Individual Rights listed
This compromise combined the New Jersey and Virginia plans in a way that everyone was happy
the Great Compromise
This person was a Federalist who wrote Most of the Federalist Papers.
Alexander Hamilton
This state was the second to last to ratify the Constitution
North Carolina
What did the Federalist Papers try to reassure about State and National Government?
the government won’t overpower the states
What made most Antifederalist states ratify the Constitution?
the promise of the Bill of Rights
This compromise counted a portion of the slave population, but not all
the Three-Fifths Compromise
This person was a delegate who became an Antifederalist after he learned the constitution did not have a section guaranteeing individual rights
George Mason
This states plan would have given sovereignty to the National government, made the government two houses and would have chosen the states representatives off of state populations
Virginia
What was the anonymous name used on the Federalist Papers?
Publius
What were the false names the Antifederalists were using
Brutus and Federal Farmer
This document was produced after Antifederalists voiced their concerns over individual rights.
the Bill of Rights
This person wrote some of the Federalist Papers. He also eventually became president
James Madison
This states plan calls for a one house legislature and an equal voice to all states
New Jersey