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Concerned that the Constitution contained no guarantee of individual liberties, the Anti-Federalists pressed for the document to be amended. Their insistence led to the creation of the [[Bill of Rights]] by [[James Madison]] in 1791.<ref>http://www.cas.unt.edu/~jryan/AntiFeds.html</ref>
Concerned that the Constitution contained no guarantee of individual liberties, the Anti-Federalists pressed for the document to be amended. Their insistence led to the creation of the [[Bill of Rights]] by [[James Madison]] in 1791.<ref>http://www.cas.unt.edu/~jryan/AntiFeds.html</ref>
Just as supporters of ratification of the U.S. Constitution wrote under pseudonyms, Anti-Federalists did also. Names used included [[Brutus]] and [[Federal Farmer]]. After ratification in 1788 the Anti-Federalists kept quiet and they all supported the new government. By 1795 most were supporting Jefferson's party, the [[Republicans (Jeffersonian) | Republicans]], organized in 1792. However, some, including Patrick Henry, joined the [[Federalist Party]], which [[Alexander Hamilton]] formed in the early 1790s. Madison, a leader of the Federalists in 1787-88, became a leader of the Republicans.<ref>Note that the "Federalists" of 1787-88 refers to supporters of the new Constitution; and the "Federalists" of the 1790s refers to members of a new party that was created after 1792. Many of the same people were involved, but the two meanings of "Federalist" are often confused.</ref>
Just as supporters of ratification of the U.S. Constitution wrote under pseudonyms, Anti-Federalists did also. Names used included [[Brutus]] and [[Federal Farmer]]. After ratification in 1788 the Anti-Federalists kept quiet and they all supported the new government. By 1795 most were supporting Jefferson's party, the [[Republicans (Jeffersonian)|Republicans]], organized in 1792. However, some, including Patrick Henry, joined the [[Federalist Party]], which [[Alexander Hamilton]] formed in the early 1790s. Madison, a leader of the Federalists in 1787-88, became a leader of the Republicans.<ref>Note that the "Federalists" of 1787-88 refers to supporters of the new Constitution; and the "Federalists" of the 1790s refers to members of a new party that was created after 1792. Many of the same people were involved, but the two meanings of "Federalist" are often confused.</ref>
==Further reading==
==Further reading==