Why Did Those Who Campaigned Actively for Ratification of the Constitution

question 39

Multiple Choice

Why did those who campaigned actively for ratification of the Constitution call themselves "Federalists"?

• A) The term "Nationalists" had been used during the ratification of the Articles of Confederation and was now negatively viewed.
• B) The term suggested that they stood for a confederation of states and not for a supreme national authority.
• C) They wanted the public to know that they supported strong state governments that controlled the federal government.
• D) The term "Antifederalists" was perceived as negative because of the root "anti."
• E) The popular song "Federalists on the Shore" recalled the glories of the Revolutionary War.

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