The Anti-Federalists were a group of people who opposed the ratification of the proposed United States Constitution. They argued that the Constitution would create a strong central government that would be too powerful and would threaten the rights of the states and the people.

The Anti-Federalists argued that the Constitution would create a strong central government that would be too powerful, that it would threaten the rights of the states and the people, and that it would not protect the rights of minorities.

Alexander Hamilton was a prominent Federalist, not an Anti-Federalist. He was a strong supporter of the Constitution and helped to write The Federalist Papers, a series of essays that defended the Constitution.

The Anti-Federalist movement was strongest in Virginia, where Patrick Henry and George Mason were two of the most prominent Anti-Federalists.

The Constitution was ratified in 1788, despite the opposition of the Anti-Federalists. However, the Anti-Federalists did succeed in getting some amendments added to the Constitution, such as the Bill of Rights.