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Why wasn’t there unanimous support for the proposed US Constitution, which was presented during the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia?

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The Constitution, unlike the the Articles of Confederation, would make the central government stronger, which was something many people feared. The Anti-Federalists complained that it would threaten liberties and would not protect individual rights.

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