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The Anti-Federalists

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The Anti-Federalists opposed ratifying the Constitution, warning that the national government would grow too powerful and that individual rights lacked protection.

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Anti-Federalist essays pressed for guarantees; the demand produced the Bill of Rights.

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Losing ratification did not mean losing influence — the objection wrote the first ten amendments.