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Anti-Federalists

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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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