"One faction opposed the Constitution because they thought stronger government threatened the sovereignty of the states. Others argued that a new centralized government would have all the characteristics of the despotism of Great Britain that they had fought so hard to remove themselves from. Still others feared that the new government threatened their personal liberties." (Constitution Facts) The many authors of the Anti Federalist Papers tried to convince the United States citizens that the new Constitution would make a centralized government while taking away many rights of state governments. Although the Anti-Federalists were unsuccessful in the prevention of the adoption of the Constitution, their efforts were responsible for the creation and implementation of the Bill of