The Antifederalists

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Predicate Object
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gptkbp:activeDuring 1787
1788
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gptkbp:advocatesFor gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:concerns lack of individual rights protections
loss of state sovereignty
potential for tyranny
gptkbp:feared centralized federal government
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Antifederalists
gptkbp:includes gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:United_States_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
gptkbp:notableWork Brutus Essays
Cato Letters
Letters from the Federal Farmer
gptkbp:opposedBy ratification of the United States Constitution
The Federalists
gptkbp:pseudonym gptkb:Federal_Farmer
Brutus
Cato
gptkbp:publishedIn Antifederalist Papers
gptkbp:supports stronger state governments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Cecelia_Kenyon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7