New Jersey Plan was defeated but not totally•Supporters of Virginia saw that if they wished the delegations from all states to sign a new constitution, they must make an important concession to their colleagues who feared centralization and who represented the smaller states
•Even more importantly the general public would have to be assured that the majority of men at the convention did not mean to strike down the state governments by their new instrument of national government
Anti-Federalists•Openly opposed the new Constitution
•Felt that it gave too much power to the national government and took too much away from the states
•Wanted a Bill of Rights to be included in the Constitution
oFelt that it failed to provide for certain basic liberties
Federalists•Supported the Constitution
•Argued that the nation would not survive without a strong national government and pointed to the failure of the AOC to support their view
•Agreed with the Anti-Federalists on the fact that the Constitution needed a Bill of Rights
•They promised that if the new Constitution was passed they would adopt a Bill of Rights
