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Anti-Federalists in American history, opponents of the adoption of the federal Constitution. Leading Anti-Federalists included George Mason , Elbridge Gerry , Patrick Henry , and George Clinton . Later, many of the Anti-Federalists opposed the policies of the Federalist party and of Alexander Hamilton .

Bibliography: See M. Borden, ed., The Antifederalist Papers (1965); C. M. Kenyon, ed., The Antifederalists (1966).

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Anti-Federalist Party

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Anti-Federalist Party Organized in 1792 to oppose the proposed Constitution of the United States, mainly on the grounds that it gave the central government power. Anti-Federalist leaders included Richard Henry Lee and Patrick Henry of Virginia, and George Clinton of New York. Their support came mostly from the back country and agricultural sections.

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	The Other Founders: Anti-Federalism and the Dissenting Tradition in America, 1788-1828.(Review) Magazine article from: The Historian; 3/22/2001

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