![]() ![]() In their writings, Hamilton, Jay, and Madison detailed many of the provisions in the proposed Constitution and responded to concerns expressed by its opponents. The Federalist Papers were written in support of the new federal republic and to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution. The essays, generally known as the Federalist Papers, were first printed in New York newspapers in 17 and were subsequently compiled in two volumes as The Federalist (1788). ![]() After members of the Convention of 1787 drafted a new constitution for the United States, James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton wrote a series of 85 essays in support of the new government under the pen name "Publius" (a statesman who helped establish the Roman republic). ![]()
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