Let’s Learn About Federalists vs. Anti-Federalists:
SS.7.CG.1.10 – Compare the viewpoints of the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists regarding the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and including a bill of rights.
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Over time it became clear that the Articles of Confederation had too many weaknesses to create a successful government for the United States. When the U.S. Constitution was being written, two main groups formed that had different ideas about what should be included in the Constitution, the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. of Independence was a document written in 1776 that stated the colonists’ complaints against the king of England and the desire for an independent and democratic government.
Benchmark Clarification 1: Viewpoints on Ratifying the Constitution
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Benchmark Clarification 2: The Anti-Federalists and the Bill of Rights
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