Disambiguation evidence for Federal Farmer (pseudonymous Anti-Federalist writer) via surface form

"Federal Farmer"


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Triples where this entity appears as subject under the label "Federal Farmer".

Predicate Object
activeInYear 1787
activeInYear 1788
advocated clear limitations on federal power
advocated explicit protections for individual rights
advocated retention of significant sovereignty by the states
authorshipCertainty disputed
authorshipStatus pseudonymous
concern danger of an aristocratic or consolidated national elite
concern insufficient representation of the people in a large republic
concern lack of a bill of rights in the original Constitution
country United States of America
surface form: United States
criticized extent of power granted to the national government in the proposed Constitution
criticized potential consolidation of the states into a single national government
criticized structure of representation in the proposed federal legislature
genre political pamphleteering
genre political writing
historicalContext Ratification of the United States Constitution
surface form: U.S. Constitution ratification debates
historicalSignificance contributed to pressure for adoption of the U.S. Bill of Rights
historicalSignificance major Anti-Federalist voice in the public debate over ratification
ideology republicanism
ideology states’ rights constitutionalism
influenced Anti-Federalist movement during the ratification debates
influenced early American constitutional thought
instanceOf Anti-Federalist writer
instanceOf pseudonymous political writer
knownFor advocacy of individual liberties
knownFor advocacy of states’ rights
knownFor criticism of the proposed U.S. Constitution of 1787
knownFor series of Anti-Federalist letters
language English
mainWork Anti-Federalist Papers
surface form: Letters from the Federal Farmer
movement Anti-Federalists
surface form: Anti-Federalism
politicalPosition opposition to ratification of the U.S. Constitution without amendments
politicalPosition support for a bill of rights
politicalPosition support for a confederated system with strong state governments
possibleRealIdentity Melancton Smith
possibleRealIdentity Richard Henry Lee
publicationMedium newspapers
publicationMedium pamphlets
publicationPeriodEnd 1788
publicationPeriodStart 1787
relatedDocument Bill of Rights
relatedDocument United States Constitution
workLocation United States of America
surface form: United States