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"Z" Position: anti-federalist Z published articles in //the Freeman's Journal,// which was in Philadelphia and he wrote for an edition of the //Independent Chronicle,// which is from Boston. In Pennsylvania which was where one publication was made it was a very fertile area with lots of agriculture and other businesses. It was also religiously and ethnically open to anyone. In Massachusetts the main focus was on trades and production. There was little religious toleration at all and there was very little diversity in the region. Although Z was only a pseudonym and no one knows who Z actually was one thing that he defiantly did was write, because he had many publications that were compelling and well written published in multiple areas. We cannot know anything for sure, but based on the beliefs, what was said in his articles, and background knowledge it can be inferred that Z was not very rich and may have been a part of the revolution, because he says it is wrong to make the country based on aristocrats and that it would make the revolution pointless. We can also assume he was poorer because generally most of the anti-federalists were. It is not known whether the actual person Z was a member of the continental congress, but it can be inferred that he was not because one of his writings is before the congress took place and the other is a response to a speech made by Benjamin Franklin that was also printed in many papers. His point of view was shown quite clearly though through his writings, and he was one of the few written contradicting views to the convention that was thought to bring some common sense to the congress. It can be inferred that Z was not a part of a state ratification because the biggest thing that he said was that the constitution should not be accepted in its current state with the problems that it has. Z said that the Articles of Confederation, although needing some changes, should stay with only some changes being made to make the government work well. This shows that if Z was a part of a state ratification he would vote against the constitution. Z believed that the current Articles of Confederation, although flawed and needed some editing, were working well and should not be replaced entirely. Z said that changes to the Articles of Confederation should only be changed about matters of foreign trade and commerce. Z challenged the idea of changing all the power from state government to a central government and felt as though the states should keep the power they had. Z also questions Benjamin Franklin when he said he could accept a constitution with flaws because it should be made to not have flaws. Another point Z made was that the government should not rely on being run well to be successful, but design to be successful no matter what. Some of Z’s fellow anti-federalists would be Richard Henry Lee, Mercy Otis Warren, Samuel Bryan, and Patrick Henry. Some of Z’s opposing federalists were John Dickinson, John Jay, Edmund Randolph, and Alexander Hamilton.
 * A direct representative of no one**
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Bibliography Z. "State Government Should Not Be Supplanted by the National Government." //The Creation of The Constitution//. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 41-45. Web. 12 Sept. 2012. Z. "State Government Should Not Be Supplanted by the National Government." //The Creation of The Constitution//. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 41-45. Web. 12 Sept. 2012.