MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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George Mason
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James Wilson
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Roger Sherman
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James Madison
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Detailed explanation-1: -As an Anti-Federalist, he believed that a strong national government without a bill of rights would undermine individual freedom. Mason also significantly contributed to other documents that advanced the development of the First Amendment.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Anti-Federalists included small farmers and landowners, shopkeepers, and laborers.
Detailed explanation-3: -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.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Anti-federalists were lead mainly by Patrick Henry, James Winthrop, Melancton Smith, and George Mason. Patrick Henry was the foremost leader of the Anti-federalists. Born on May 29, 1736, in Hanover County, Virginia, he quickly rose to fame.