MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
SHAYS REBELLION
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Question
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Federalists
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Anti-Federalists
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalists opposed including a bill of rights on the ground that it was unnecessary. The Anti-Federalists, who were afraid of a strong centralized government, refused to support the Constitution without one.
Detailed explanation-2: -The LOC.GOV Wise Guide : Who’s the Father of the Constitution? James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because of his pivotal role in the document’s drafting as well as its ratification. Madison also drafted the first 10 amendments–the Bill of Rights.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson warned us not to regard the Capital C Constitution as sacred writ. On July 12, 1816, he wrote, “Some men look at constitutions with sanctimonious reverence and deem them like the ark of the covenant, too sacred to be touched.
Detailed explanation-4: -The amendments James Madison proposed were designed to win support in both houses of Congress and the states. He focused on rights-related amendments, ignoring suggestions that would have structurally changed the government.