no they wanted a strong nationalgovernment. They thought individual states would not be able to protect themselves from foreign nations. A strong national government would provide protection, maintain order, regulate trade, and guarantee rights of citizens they declared. The anti-federalists were not supporters of the constitution and they wanted a Bill of Rights which the Federalists said they did not need.
Anti Federalist
writing to try to get the Constitution ratified as it was written, with a strong central government.
They wanted a weak Central Government, and stronger state governments. They opposed the ratification of the Constitution.
The answer to this question is this.... They opposed having such a strong central government and thus were against the Constitution.
a strong central government
When the Constitution was written there were two groups of thought about running a government. There were the Federalist and the anti Federalist. Just as the names suggest the Federalist wanted a strong central government while the anti Federalist wanted a weaker central government and more power for states rights.
Federalist
The constitution was the foundation of the federal government.
The proposed Constitution created a central government with too much power
anti federalist believed it was a threat because it infringed on there freedoms. this is the reason the federalist papers were written and the Bill of Rights was created, to ensure people that their freedoms would be upheld by the constitution. and not taken away by the constitution
The need for a stronger central government.
The need for a stronger central government.
Anti Federalist
The need for a stronger central government.
The Constitution places too much power in the central government.
writing to try to get the Constitution ratified as it was written, with a strong central government.
They wanted a weak Central Government, and stronger state governments. They opposed the ratification of the Constitution.