The Federalists supported the constitution. John Jay and James Madison wrote "The Federalist Papers" which were eighty essays defending the constitution.
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Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton wrote 52 of the 85 essays.
They wrote a series of essays published in New York newspapers collectively called The Federalist Papers. There were 85 essays in total, 50 (or 51) written by Alexander Hamilton, 30 (or 29) written by James Madison, and 5 written by John Jay (who fell ill during the writing). In the early 1800s it was published collectively as one book.
The supporters of the United States Constitution wrote a series of essays called the Federalist Paper's which were a series of 85 articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay.
Publius and Brutus were the pen names used when drafting the Constitution. Pen names were used by the authors defending (Publius) and attacking (Brutus) the essays that would make up the Constitution.
Samuel Bryan wrote under the pseudonym "Centinel" as an Anti-Federalist critique of the Constitution and the choice of federal representatives.
Alexander Hamilton, future Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington, wrote 52 of the essays. James Madison, future President of the United States, wrote 28 of the essays. John Jay, future first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, wrote 5 of the essays.
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John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton wrote the federalist papers.
A collection of essays defending the Constitution can be found in a book entitled "New Federalist Papers: Essays in Defense of the Constitution." It was written by Alan Brinkley, Nelson W. Polsby, and Kathleen M. Sullivan.
James Madison is important, because he was known as the "Father of the Constitution," and helped write the Bill of Rights. Also, he helped Alexander Hamilton and John Jay coauthor the Federalist Papers, a series of essays explaining and defending the Constitution. He was the forth president of the USA.