American Government Chapter 2 Section 5

Ratification Articles of Confederation Required Unanimous Consent New Constitution Requires Nine of Thirteen States Document Sent Out – September, 1787

Federalists James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay Stressed Weaknesses of Confederacy Emphasized an End to the Current Lack of National Focus

Anti-Federalists Patrick Henry Richard Henry Lee John Hancock Samuel Adams Stressed Increased Powers of Central Government Particularly Stressed the Lack of Individual Rights

Acceptance and Approval Nine States Ratify Constitution Within Nine Months Rhode Island Last to Ratify – May, 1790 “Federalist Papers” Argue Case to Literate Public George Washington Unanimously Elected President