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 * 1) Identify their character as Federalist or Anti-Federalist.
 * 2) Identify the state which their character represents - with particular attention to the state's geography, economy, population, and social structure.
 * 3) Identify the character's occupation and socio-economic background.
 * 4) Discover whether the character was a member of the Constitiutional Convention and what his role was at the convention. If the person was not a member of the Convention, find out why.
 * 5) Discover whether the character was a member of the state's ratifying convention and how he voted.
 * 6) Become totally familiar with the character's arguments for and against ratification. Also, be sure to identify who their friends and foes were.

Samuel Bryan (Centinel) Anti Federalist


 * What They Represent:** Pennsylvania, the second state to join tthe Unoin. It was founded by William Penn who was a Quaker and was all for peace. They were one of the first states to start to abolish slavary. They passed laws in 1780 that started the process off abolishing slaves future children, making them as equal as free African Americans and in theory as whites, but siocecty didnt allow for that at the time. They grew corn, wheat and raise cattle for dairy. They also manufactured textiles and built ships.
 * Background:** Bryan's father was a judge on the Pennslyvania Supreme Court. He beilved strongly in the states's constituiton and that it allowed the people to control the goverment more. He wrote letters the Philedphlpia Gazzetter under the name Centinel. It was beileved to be his father but was Samuel maybe with callaberation with his father. He was an Anti Federalist Author who did live in Pennsylvania.
 * Constitiutional Convention:** Bryan was not a member of the Constitutional Congress. Of the 8 people sent from Pennsyvania he was not included. This is due to the fact that he was an Anti Federalist. He did not want the Constitution to be made. He was a strong supporter of the current government of the time. He liked the fact that the Federal government has little power and he wanted it to stay that way.
 * Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention:** He was not a member of this convention. This may have been because he had such bias ideas toward the constiutuion. It would not have to fair to let some one in which you would aleady know how he would vote. Allowing him would have upset the convention in the voting process and if the State did not accept the constitution who knows how history would have went.
 * Friends:** Patrick Henery, Samuel Adams, George Mason, Robert Yates
 * Foes:** Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay
 * Arguments:** One argument for the Constitution was that it gave the freedom of speech, something that the Pennsylvania Constitution already promised. The constitution was too complex, gives the government to take anything and search your property at any point,

"Anti-Federalist Papers." //Index//. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Sept. 2011. .

body, the legislature for the meeting of this, and a number of gentlemen. "Debates in Pennsylvania Convention on Ratification of the Constitution ." //Index//. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2011. .

Dudley, William. //The creation of the constitution: opposing viewpoints//. Farmington Hills, MI: Greenhaven Press, 1995. Print.