They wanted to increase support for ratification of the Constitution.
They wanted to increase support for ratification of the Constitution.
They wanted to increase support for ratification of the Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton organized writing the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays he, James Madison and John Jay penned in support of ratifying the US Constitution.
Alexander Hamilton is believed to have written 52 of the 85 Federalist essays supporting ratification of the Constitution. Historians believe some of the writing was a collaboration between Hamilton and Madison, but haven't specified which papers.
They wanted to increase support for ratification of the Constitution.
The Federalist Papers were actually all written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. They all wrote under the same pen name of Publius Alexander Hamilton, who masterminded the Papers, wrote the most, about 50 or 51 (some are still disputed). James Madison wrote 29 or 30, and John Jay, who became sick, only wrote five.
James Madison is the father of the US Constitution.
James Madison is the father of the US Constitution.
Thomas Paine, James Madison, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson are usually credited with authoring the US Constitution, but Alexander Hamilton contributed many good ideas to it. Of course, George Washington was a great leader to those writing the constitution, insisting on certain concepts being included.
contributed most to the writing of the Constitution
Alexander Hamilton aided George Washington in the war and was the private secretary who wrote the federalist papers after the revolution, although James Madison did co write it and john jay was close to Washington.