4 New Government

• A ​Elections held fall of 1788
• B Winners take office January 1789
• C ​1790 13th and final state ratifies the constitution
  

3 Ratification

• ​A Ratify = Officially approve
• B By June 1788, 9 states ratify
  
• ​C Hold outs want Bill of Rights
  
• D ​Federalists give in Bill of Rights committed to
  

• C Favored stronger State Governments
• D Did not want or trust a President
  
• ​​E Wanted guaranteed rights (Bill of Rights)

2 Anti-Federalists

• A ​Opposed ratification of the new constitution
• ​B Led by George Mason, Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry
  

• C Wanted a stronger Federal Government
• D Favored a President
  
• E ​Published Federalist Papers to convince Americans
  

1 Federalists

• ​A Supported ratification of the new constitution
• ​B Led by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison
  

Ratification