The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates

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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates

Editor: The History Press
Publisher: Signet
Copyright: 1986
Pages: 480
Cover Price: $ 7.95

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The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who called themselves Anti-Federalists, who saw the proposed Constitution as a threat to America's hard-won rights and liberties.

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Patrick Henry of Virginia gave several speeches during the American Revolution which are remembered even today. Anti-Federalists opposed the adoption of the Constitution that was produced in the 1787 Philadelphia convention.