Concept information
Preferred term
anti-federalists
Definition
- ANTI-FEDERALISTS OPPOSED ratification of the Constitution that emerged from the Philadelphia convention. Some took initial positions against the document, only to support it later as a better option than remaining under the Articles of Confederation. [Source: Encyclopedia of U.S. Campaigns, Elections, and Electoral Behavior; Anti-Federalists]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/anti-federalists
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