Anti-Federalists

Notable Anti-Federalists

Thomas Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton

Patrick Henry*.

Samuel Adams*.

George Mason*.

George Mason was born on a farm in Fairfax County, Virginia, on December 11, 1725. He led Virginia patriots during the American Revolution, and his concept of inalienable rights influenced Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence. Less than a week before the convention ended, George Mason wrote a list of objections on his copy of the draft of the Constitution. The list was later printed as a pamphlet during the ratification debate. … *The Constitution does not contain a Bill of Rights.*

Richard Henry Lee*.

Robert Yates.

James Monroe*.

Amos Singletary.

(Last update: 2019-04-07)