Founding Document of the Week: The Federalist Papers (1787-1788)
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The Articles of Confederation were a failure, and our Founding Fathers were determined to learn from that failure – as they had from their collective study of history. They believed the Constitution was the result of learning from those failures.
The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays published from 1787 to 1788, at the conclusion of the American War for Independence. These eighty-five essays were signed ‘PUBLIUS’ and were believed to have been authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Published in various newspapers throughout New York, the purpose was to persuade voters to ratify the constitution proposed before them, and why the type of government proposed was the best for the new United States of America.
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The Articles of Confederation were a failure, and our Founding Fathers were determined to learn from that failure – as they had from their collective study of history. They believed the Constitution was the result of learning from those failures.
The Federalist Papers were a series of eighty-five essays published from 1787 to 1788, at the conclusion of the American War for Independence. These eighty-five essays were signed ‘PUBLIUS’ and were believed to have been authored by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay and James Madison. Published in various newspapers throughout New York, the purpose was to persuade voters to ratify the constitution proposed before them, and why the type of government proposed was the best for the new United States of America.
