Ch 4 Section 4

Name __________________________________________Date______________________ 4.4 Ratifying the Constitution p.132 Questions Answers/Notes Name the group of people opposed to the Constitution. What were two of their complaints to the new Constitution? Name some of the AntiFederalists supporters. Federalists Name some of the Federalist supporters. What was the series of anonymously published essays that supported the Constitution? Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay To reassure Americans that the new federal government would not overpower the states. Who was the first state to ratify the Constitution? What was the date? Why did political leaders need the support of Virginia and New York in ratifying the Constitution? What was the last state to ratify the Constitution? What

was the date? What did several states want promised before ratification? Official change Where did legislators get ideas to make sure that the abuses listed in the Declaration of Independence would be illegal under the new government?

1. 2. 3. 4. December 1791

How many amendments were included in the Bill of Rights?