[FatherofFive]

It had little to do with geography, and more to do with a constitution that limited government control over the population. Unfortunately, that’s being undermined right now.

Geography helped, but our Constitution is the greatest document created by man.

[Pelham]

“but our Constitution is the greatest document created by man”

Patrick Henry and George Mason begged to differ.

They opposed ratifying the Constitution on the grounds that it would give too much power to the newly created national government at the expense of the States.

They preferred to just amend the Articles of Confederation that had been serving as our previous “constitution”.

And they weren’t alone-

Notable Anti-Federalists

Patrick Henry, Virginia.
Samuel Adams, Massachusetts.
Joshua Atherton, New Hampshire.
George Mason, Virginia.
Richard Henry Lee, Virginia.
Robert Yates, New York.
James Monroe, Virginia.
Amos Singletary, Massachusetts.