The Antifederalists
Siemers, David![The Antifederalists](https://support.digitalhusky.com/media/annotations/sorted/196/19606578/CHSBZCOP0319606578.jpg)
In 1787, a great debate raged in America over whether or not to ratify the newly-proposed Constitution. Arguing against ratification were such patriotic luminaries as Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and George Clinton. Known as Anti-Federalists, they opposed the Constitution on the grounds that it consolidated too much power in the hands of a central governing -body-something the nation had just fought a war to escape. The Antifederalists: Men of...