The ratification of the Constitution was hotly debated across the country but nowhere as fiercely as in New York. Students read Federalist and Anti-Federalist positions from the New York State Convention to explore the different sides of the debate and to understand who stood on each side.
![Image: 1787 Political cartoon lampooning anti-federalists by Amos Doolittle. From the Library of Congress.](/sites/default/files/styles/content_image/public/lessons/2017-11/Federalists%3AAnti.jpg?itok=1IwHmEpd)
Image: 1787 Political cartoon lampooning anti-federalists by Amos Doolittle. From the Library of Congress.