Title: Compare and contrast the Federalists and Anti-Federalists. - eNotes.com
Headings: The Constitutional Convention
The Constitutional Convention
Compare and contrast the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
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Content: Leading Federalists published The Federalist to convince skeptics. The Federalist was a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. They successfully argued that the strong new government would not trample on the people's rights. Finally, the anti-Federalists agreed after the "Bill of Rights" was added to the Constitution. After the ninth state, New Hampshire, ratified the Constitution, it went into effect in 1788. Approved by eNotes Editorial Team
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The Federalists and the Anti-federalists were the first major political parties in the United States. The Anti-federalists were known as the Democratic-Republican Party. Both of these groups were political parties in the early days of our country under the Constitution. Both were supportive of our new country. They had different visions of how the country should operate.