This group was against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution at the time states were deciding on adopting the Constituion

The group that was against the ratification of the U.S. Constitution was known as the **Anti-Federalists**. They were concerned that the new Constitution would create a central government that was too powerful and would threaten the rights and liberties of individuals and the sovereignty of the states. Prominent Anti-Federalists included figures such as Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Richard Henry Lee. They argued for a Bill of Rights to protect individual freedoms, which eventually led to the adoption of the first ten amendments to the Constitution.