Anti-Federalist Papers

After the American Revolution, when the thirteen colonies revolted from the oppression of English rule, the founding fathers wrote the Constitution in an effort to create a more fair and equitable form of government than the monarchies that were prevalent in Europe. However, when the founding fathers wrote the Constitution, there was not unanimous agreement among the states as to whether it should be ratified. The primary opponents to the original Constitution were the Anti-Federalists.

At that time, there were two main factions among the founding fathers: the Federalists and ...