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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | a person who opposed a strong national government | 8 sets | |
| 2 | a person opposed the united states constitution. | 5 sets | |
| 3 | opponents of the constitution | 4 sets | |
| 4 | individuals who opposed ratification of the constitution | 4 sets | |
| 5 | a federalist was someone who was against the new federal government and constitution | 2 sets | |
| 6 | those who opposed the constitution | 2 sets | |
| 7 | an opponent of a strong central government | 2 sets | |
| 8 | opposed to the constitution because it gave too much power to the national government and not enough to the states. they also wanted individual rights protected | 2 sets | |
| 9 | opposed ratification; greatly increased powers of central govt; lack of bor | 2 sets | |
| 10 | a non-supporter of the new us federal government. | 2 sets | |
| 11 | against the constitution | 2 sets | |
| 12 | the opponents of the constitution who argued against creating such a strong central government | 2 sets | |
| 13 | those persons who opposed the adoption of the u.s. constitution in 1787 | 2 sets | |
| 14 | an anti-federalist was someone who didn't believe in the constitution/wanted each state to have their own government. they considered themselves the true federalists | 2 sets | |
| 15 | a person who doesn't support a national government | 2 sets | |
| 16 | an opponent of the constitution of urged its rejection in 1787 | 2 sets | |
| 17 | i am a person who is against the ratification of the constitution | 2 sets | |
| 18 | person who opposed the stronger federal government | 2 sets | |
| 19 | opposed the constitution and felt that it gave too much power to the national government and took too much away from the states | 2 sets | |
| 20 | opposed a strong central governement that didn't protect individual rights; believed the constintution subordinated states' rights | 1 set | |
| 21 | people who opposed the constitution and who thought the document contrdicted the recent war agaisnt great britan | 1 set | |
| 22 | those persons who opposed the ratification of the constitution in 1787-1788; patrick henry, richard henry lee, john hancock, samuel adams; attacked almost all of new document | 1 set | |
| 23 | those who oppose the constitution | 1 set | |
| 24 | party of people who were against the forming of a strong national government and the constitution | 1 set | |
| 25 | someone against the constition | 1 set | |
| 26 | against the constution | 1 set | |
| 27 | a person who opposes the constitution | 1 set | |
| 28 | a person who favored state and individual rights. | 1 set | |
| 29 | someone who was against the ratification of the constitution in 1787. anti-federalists preferred a weak central government and were in favor of states-rights. | 1 set | |
| 30 | someone who is against the constitution | 1 set | |
| 31 | person who opposed the constitution before 1789 | 1 set | |
| 32 | opposed the new constitution | 1 set | |
| 33 | individuals who opposed ratification of the constitution(strong centralized government) | 1 set | |
| 34 | citizen against the ratification of the constitution | 1 set | |
| 35 | opposed creation of strong central government; would threaten people's liberties and make president king | 1 set | |
| 36 | opposed the constitution. | 1 set | |
| 37 | a citizen who was against ratification of the constitution. | 1 set | |
| 38 | a citizen who is against ratification of the constitution | 1 set | |
| 39 | opponents of the adoption of the federal constitution. leading anti-federalists included george mason, elbridge gerry, patrick henry, and george clinton. | 1 set | |
| 40 | an individual who opposed the ratification of the new constitution in 1787. the anti-federalists were opposed to a strong central government. | 1 set | |