<span>Many of the Anti-Federalists wrote articles against the ratification under pseudonyms such as Centinel, Brutus and Federal Farmer. Some of them came forward publicly against the ratification, an example being Patrick Henry. The efforts of the Anti-Federalists were not enough to prevent the ratification of the Constitution of the United States, but they managed to push for the creation and implementation of the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed protection for the rights of all citizens.
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After World War I many of the victorious allied countries sought to punish Germany through back-breaking reparations which bankrupted the country and made its citizens bitter. This led to them seeking revenge for the reparations payments and unified them in anger against their victors.
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The new party that formed was called the Constitutional Union Party. It was made out of former Whig members who teamed up with the know-nothing party former members in order to make a new party that would only look to the constitution as the only law that is important for the United States.
