Federalists VS Antifederalists

1. Main Antifederalists

1.1. Thomas Jefferson

1.2. Patrick Henry

1.3. George Mason

2. Ideas of Antifederalists

2.1. Found many problems in the constitution

2.2. Thought constitution give the nation an entirely new and untested governmet

2.3. Believed the constitution gave too much power to the president.

3. Main Federalists

3.1. Alexander Hamilton

3.2. James Madison

3.3. George Washington

3.4. Benjamin Franklin

3.5. John Jay

4. Ideas of Federalists

4.1. Focused on the inadequecies of national government

4.2. Benefits of union between the states

4.3. There were problems with confederation

4.4. The importance of an energetic, effective federal government

4.5. Defense against republicanism