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