The Federalists
A) supported the new Constitution.
B) were mostly rural people from the lower classes.
C) did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
D) supported the status quo.
E) Options B and C are true.

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The Federalists were a political group that supported the ratification of the new Constitution. They believed in a strong central government and a wealthy, educated elite running the country. They were not rural people from the lower classes and they did not support the status quo, but rather a new system of government. Option E is not true, as option C is false.