USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
George Washington and Patrick Henry were leading opponents of the Constitution called Anti-Federalists
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nonetheless, historians have concluded that the major Anti-Federalist writers included Robert Yates (Brutus), most likely George Clinton (Cato), Samuel Bryan (Centinel), and either Melancton Smith or Richard Henry Lee (Federal Farmer).

Detailed explanation-2: -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.

Detailed explanation-3: -Henry and other Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 United States Constitution, which created a strong federal government. Patrick Henry worried that a federal government that was too powerful and too centralized could evolve into a monarchy.

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