Anti-Federalism
1780s political movement in the U.S. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the faction opposed to the policies of Secretary of State Alexander Hamilton, see Anti-Administration party.
Anti-Federalism was a late-18th-century political movement that opposed the creation of a stronger U.S. federal government and which later opposed the ratification of the 1787 Constitution. The previous constitution, called the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, gave state governments more authority. Led by Patrick Henry of Virginia, Anti-Federalists worried, among other things, that the position of president, then a novelty, might evolve into a monarchy. Though the Constitution was ratified and supplanted the Articles of Confederation, Anti-Federalist influence helped lead to the passage of the Bill of Rights.
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Anti-Federalists | |
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Leader | Patrick Henry |
Founded | 1787; 237 years ago (1787) |
Dissolved | 1789; 235 years ago (1789) |
Split from | Patriots |
Succeeded by | Anti-Administration party |
Ideology | Confederalism Decentralization Liberalism Republicanism |
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