MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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the states would surrender too much power to the federal government
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alliances could not be formed with other countries
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the courts would not be able to hold government officials accountable
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individuals would exercise too much power over the federal government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Henry returned to law practice After serving as governor of Virginia from 1784 to 1786, he returned to the legislature until 1790. He refused to attend the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and led the Anti-Federalists at the Virginia ratifying convention in opposing the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-3: -Patrick Henry and George Mason, they believed that the design of the government under the Constitution was the opposite of what the revolution had been all about.
Detailed explanation-4: -People opposed to the ratification of the Constitution were called the Anti-Federalists. They were concerned that the Constitution gave too much power to the national government at the expense of the state governments.