1. The congress was upset that the delegates wanted a new plan for the government.
2. The constitution gave more rights to the people.
3. Many anti-federalists like George Mason didn’t approve the constitution.
4. The federalists believed a strong national government was necessary.
5. Federalists believed that the first step of a new government would be to have a bill of rights
6. It took 10 months to get the 9 states to approve the new constitution