After breaking free of Britain 's tyranny the thirteen colonies were ready to build a new government based on their ideals. Colonists created the Articles of Confederation as document of their new government, but articles was too weak to pay debts or fight other nations. So the delegates got together to construct a new constitution. This constitution changed the nation and is culture we all follow today. Everyone in America has the ability to vote for their president and their representatives instead of monarchy that single man can hold and pass the power to other family members. Everyone in America believes in freedom that everyone is born with and rights that protect them instead of the government having power to do what it wants and that
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The Anti-Federalists are against it and want a stronger state government. They have many fears about Constitution especially since it didn 't have Bill of Rights when it was ratified. One of people against ratifying the Constitution is Patrick Henry who gave speech for it. Henry sees himself as a guardian over rights and liberty. He didn’t get to go to the convention where the Constitution was being made and he saw this as America being in great danger. Henry believes that Constitution would exclude four states from joining the union since it took nine states to ratify the Constitution, and once it was ratified it would break all the treaties with foreign powers that were made under the Articles of Confederation. What if Constitution is wrong step in making the new republic government that they worked hard on, then all of people’s rights are lost and tyranny is made again. This is main fear of Anti-Federalists that the rights of people would be squashed by central government. Henry didn’t see any danger to US to cause government to make the Constitution and change. He explains that liberty is the core of American society and what allowed them to overcome many problems, but he is scared that liberty will be lost because America will become an empire with tyranny. That checks and balance system won 't exist or work. If the Constitution is ratified then congress who is made up people who don’t care about people 's interest could use the many implied powers to do what they want. An example he gives is that what if congress decides to free slaves in name of public defence then that would lead to government abolishing slavery. Most of congress is in north and not in south where slavery is. Most of Anti-Federalists are from south and protect slavery their worst fear is abolishing slavery and that 's why they wanted stronger state government to protect
The Anti-Federalists are against it and want a stronger state government. They have many fears about Constitution especially since it didn 't have Bill of Rights when it was ratified. One of people against ratifying the Constitution is Patrick Henry who gave speech for it. Henry sees himself as a guardian over rights and liberty. He didn’t get to go to the convention where the Constitution was being made and he saw this as America being in great danger. Henry believes that Constitution would exclude four states from joining the union since it took nine states to ratify the Constitution, and once it was ratified it would break all the treaties with foreign powers that were made under the Articles of Confederation. What if Constitution is wrong step in making the new republic government that they worked hard on, then all of people’s rights are lost and tyranny is made again. This is main fear of Anti-Federalists that the rights of people would be squashed by central government. Henry didn’t see any danger to US to cause government to make the Constitution and change. He explains that liberty is the core of American society and what allowed them to overcome many problems, but he is scared that liberty will be lost because America will become an empire with tyranny. That checks and balance system won 't exist or work. If the Constitution is ratified then congress who is made up people who don’t care about people 's interest could use the many implied powers to do what they want. An example he gives is that what if congress decides to free slaves in name of public defence then that would lead to government abolishing slavery. Most of congress is in north and not in south where slavery is. Most of Anti-Federalists are from south and protect slavery their worst fear is abolishing slavery and that 's why they wanted stronger state government to protect