Anti-Federalists opposed ratification of the US Constitution. The Articles of Confederation, in place prior to the ratification of the Constitution of the United States of America, had granted stronger authority to the states. Patrick Henry and other Anti-Federalists were concerned about too much power winding up in the hands of the federal government and its executive branch, thus allowing a small number of national elites to control the affairs of the USA. They feared this also would diminish the rights and freedoms of individual citizens. They wanted a Bill of Rights in the Constitution to assure that rights and freedoms would not be compromised in any way.
The Bill of Rights, laid out in the first ten amendments to the Constitution, provided some reassurance to Anti-Federalists after the fight over ratification. The US Constitution was ratified in 1788. The Bill of Rights was created in 1789 and ratified in 1791.
The Bill of Rights protects rights and freedoms such as:
James Madison promised the Bill of Rights to the people even before the constitution was ratified. The Bill of Rights protects the basics freedoms of the people like freedom to practice any religion, the right to protest, the right to privacy. If you want a list of the first 10 amendments of the constitution I suggest you look them up.
Convert to Christianity/Catholicism. When the Spanish started their conquering of lands, they always had a father on board so they could "save" the natives and convert them into their religion.
The American Party originated in 1849. Its members strongly opposed immigrants and followers of the Catholic Church. ... The Know-Nothings feared that the Catholics were more loyal to the Pope than to the United States.
Island hopping meant bypassing certain islands targeting less fortified islands, as the allies approached Japan. It was successful because it allowed the US to gain control over sufficient islands in the Pacific to get close enough to Japan to launch a mainland invasion.
the alliances made it where if on country in one alliance started fighting with another country in a different alliance those alliances made it where the to alliances are now at war instead of two countries
