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Thomas Jefferson **Side:** Federalist **State:** Virginia, largely dominated by plantations, fairly wealthy, has the largest population out of all of the states, a lot of anti-federalist opposition, ratified only to stay a part of the union **Background:** Admitted to the Virginia Bar in 1767, Member of the House of Burgesses (1769-1774), Continental Congress (1775-1776, 1783-1784), Wrote the Declaration of Independence (1776), Member of Virginia (1776-1779), Governor of Virginia (1779-1781), and Minister to France (1785-1789) **Involvement in the Constitutional Convention:** He was an ambassador to France from 1785-1789. He sent two letters to his friends Edward Carrington and James Madison about his reaction to Shay’s Rebellion. He expressed his feeling that an occasional rebellion or disturbance is healthy for a government. **State’s Ratification:** Thomas Jefferson was in France at the time of Virginia’s Convention, so he did not vote. **Arguments and Allies:** He was for making a federation, but thought that it would be better if there was a Bill of Rights in the Constitution. Jefferson was friends with George Washington and James Madison; he was enemies with Patrick Henry. Works Cited DeGregorio, William A., and Sandra Lee. Stuart. //The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents//. 7th ed. Fort Lee, NJ: Barricade, 2009. Print. "Establishing a Federal Republic - Thomas Jefferson (Library of Congress Exhibition)." //Library of Congress Home//. 3 Aug. 2010. Web. 10 Feb. 2011. . And the article that was posted on Edmodo, I do not know how to cite it.