1 / 10

The Federalists

The Federalists. The Federalists. The Federalists. The Federalists were supporters of the United States Constitution and argued for its ratification, or approval They are led by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay

rico
Download Presentation

The Federalists

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. The Federalists

  2. The Federalists

  3. The Federalists • The Federalists were supporters of the United States Constitution and argued for its ratification, or approval • They are led by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay • The Anti-Federalists opposed the new Constitution and argued against its ratification

  4. The Federalists • Anti-Federalists feared that the new government would be too powerful and destroy individual rights • To win the support of the Anti-Federalists for the Constitution, Madison and Hamilton agree to support a Bill of Rights • To convice people to vote for the Constitution, Madison, Hamilton, and Jay write a series of newspaper articles for the people of New York

  5. The Federalist Papers • The Federalist Papers were a series of essays and newspaper articles Madison, Hamilton, and Jay wrote to defend the Constitution • There are 85 Papers • Hamilton wrote 52 • Madison wrote 28 • Jay wrote 5

  6. The Most Important Ones • Federalist Number 10: “Beware the danger of faction.” • Madison warns against political parties taking over • Federalist Number 51: “If men were angels, there would be no need for government.” • Men are not angels, and need government to secure order

  7. Signing Day • Thanks to the efforts of James Madison and Alexander Hamilton: • The new Constitution is signed on September 17, 1787 • The Constitution becomes the law of the land on September 13, 1788

  8. Election: 1789 • Now, who will lead the new government? • The first federal elections are held in 1789.

More Related