Anti-Federalists feared a powerful government would oppress the people. They argued that the new constitution was too much like the powerful British Monarchy. Anti-federalist thought the power should remain with the states and local governments. Anti-Federalists usually lived in the South and were ordinary farmers and immigrants. Anti-Federalists felt that the states should be able to manage their own revenue and spend it as they saw fit. Prominent Anti-Federalists were Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel
Anti-Federalists feared a powerful government would oppress the people. They argued that the new constitution was too much like the powerful British Monarchy. Anti-federalist thought the power should remain with the states and local governments. Anti-Federalists usually lived in the South and were ordinary farmers and immigrants. Anti-Federalists felt that the states should be able to manage their own revenue and spend it as they saw fit. Prominent Anti-Federalists were Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe, Patrick Henry, George Mason and Samuel