USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, the essays originally appeared anonymously in New York newspapers in 1787 and 1788 under the pen name “Publius."

Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalist Papers were published primarily in two New York state newspapers: The New York Packet and The Independent Journal.

Detailed explanation-3: -John Jay was the author of five of the Federalist Papers. He would later serve as Chief Justice of the United States. Jay became ill after only contributed 4 essays, and was only able to write one more before the end of the project, which explains the large gap in time between them.

Detailed explanation-4: -Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States and a main contributor to The Federalist essays. Hamilton made the decision to publish a series of essays defending the proposed Constitution and to explain in detail its principles.

Detailed explanation-5: -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.