| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Antifederalists | Small farmers, frontiersmen, debtors, shopkeepers |
| Antifederalists | opponents of a strong central government who campaigned against the ratification of the Constitution in favor of a confederation of independant states |
| Antifederalists | Concentration of power in the hands of the elites is dangerous |
| Antifederalists | Favored retention of power by state governments and protection of individual rights |
| Antifederalists | Pat Henry, George Mason, Elbridge Gerry, George Clinton |
| Federalists | Supporters of the Constitution that were led by Alexander Hamilton and John Adams. They firmly believed the national government should be strong. They didn't want the Bill of Rights because they felt citizens' rights were already well protected by the Constitution. |
| Federalists | Property owners, creditors, merchants |
| Federalists | Elites are best fit to govern |
| Federalists | Excessive democracy is dangerous |
| Federalists | Strong national government |
| Federalists | Only elites gain government power |
| Federalists | Alex Hamilton, James Madison, George Washington |
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