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IMPORTANT pEOPLE
The Constitutional
Era
James Madison• Father of the Constitution• Author of the Bill of Rights• Federalist Papers• 4th President• Federalist
John Jay• 1st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court• Federalist Papers• Federalist
Alexander Hamilton• 1st Secretary of the Treasury• Federalist Papers• Federalist
Patrick Henry• When it came time
for Virginia to ratify the Constitution, he spoke out against the document, calling its principles "dangerous."
• Anti-Federalist
George Mason• He succeeded in convincing the
Federalists to add the first ten amendments of the Constitution, the Bill of Rights.
• Anti-Federalist
Thomas Jefferson• 1st Secretary of State• Minister to France• 3rd President• Anti-Federalist