USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. The essays were published anonymously, under the pen name “Publius, ” in various New York state newspapers of the time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Madison campaigned for the ratification of the Constitution by co-authoring a series of essays with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton that appeared in various New York newspapers and then circulated around the states. There were 85 essays in all (Madison wrote 29), and they were known as the Federalist Papers.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the Federalist Papers, Hamilton, Jay and Madison argued that the decentralization of power that existed under the Articles of Confederation prevented the new nation from becoming strong enough to compete on the world stage, or to quell internal insurrections such as Shays’s Rebellion.

Detailed explanation-4: -Yet his acknowledged authorship of “Federalist Number 10, ” arguing that private rights and public good would be best protected in a single large republic rather than a mélange of small republics, cemented Madison’s reputation as a nationalist and a political genius.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Federalist Papers were a series of essays written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay under the pen name “Publius.” This guide compiles Library of Congress digital materials, external websites, and a print bibliography.