What was the chief strategy of the Anti-Federalists to defeat the ratification (approval) of the Constitution?
Section 1 (Statements 1-5) The Constitution of the United States was drafted at the Philadelphia Convention, which was held from May 25, 1787 to September 17, 1787. The job of this convention was to make the national government stronger. The old Articles of Confederation had proved too weak to unite the 13 colonies. There was no Bill of Rights in the 1787 Constitution on purpose. George Mason of Virginia did suggest that a Bill of Rights be included. He thought it would make the people trust the Constitution more. He said many of the state constitutions already had bills of rights so the Convention could just use some of those. He said it would only take “a few hours” to write. Elbridge Gerry of Massachusetts made a motion for a committee to make a bill of rights just five days before the Convention was over. Mason seconded the motion. However, after a brief discussion, the delegates voted to defeat the motion. Why was there no Bill of Rights in the Constitution of 1787? The main reaso
