USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following describes the main purpose of The Federalist, a collection of essays written by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay?
A
to describe the process by which states would ratify the Constitution
B
to explain how the Constitution worked and why it was needed
C
to argue that the Constitution failed to protect basic rights
D
to tell people where they could have access to the Constitution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Answer. Answer: The Federalist Papers is a collection of 85 articles and essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pseudonym “Publius” to promote the ratification of the United States Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787.

Detailed explanation-3: -The immediate goal of the authors was to sway public opinion in favor of ratification, but the essays have endured as an eloquent defense of constitutional government. They remain, as Thomas Jefferson noted, “the best commentary on the principles of government which ever was written."

Detailed explanation-4: -The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

Detailed explanation-5: -What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers? The Federalist Papers were written after the Constitutional Convention in order to convince the American people of the necessity of a stronger federal government and support the ratification of the Constitution.

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