The Federalists convinced the Anti-Federalists to support the ratification of the Constitution by promising to add a Bill of Rights to protect individual liberties. They emphasized the need for a stronger central government to maintain order and unity in the face of potential threats, both domestic and foreign. Through persuasive debates and assurances that the new government would safeguard states' rights and personal freedoms, they alleviated many of the Anti-Federalists' concerns. Ultimately, the promise of amendments helped secure the necessary support for ratification.
The Federalist Papers were a series of papers anonymously written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that promoted ratification of the U.S. Constitution. Nine out of the thirteen states needed to ratify the Constitution in order for it to become the "law of the land" or legal. Therefore, these letters were meant to demonstrate the new Constitutions strengths and to persuade states to ratify it. The Federalist Papers were especially decisive in states like New York and Virginia where there was a lot of Anti-Federalist oppostion present. All in all, the Federalist Papers were successful helping the Constitution become ratified.
A Bill of Rights.
Your question must be directed to the role and value of the Federalist Papers as a whole, I suspect, because otherwise the answer would require a minutely detailed dissection of those letter that constitute the Federalist. The Federalist Papers offer the arguments in support of the ratification of the Constitution of 1787, proposed by the Constitutional Convention that met in Philadelphia. Today, they are one key source of understanding of the milieu that gave rise to the 1787 Convention and the document produced by it, of understanding of the scope and meaning of the provisions of that document, and of understanding the arguments made against that document and rebutted in the Federalist Papers. Moreover, they are quite the persuasive source on meaning when they speak relevantly to an issue in dispute today. To win ratification of the United States Constitution in New York state, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison wrote a series of newspaper articles, under assumed names, in order to convince the public to support the new Constitution. The purpose of the articles was to explain and defend the writing of the Constitution. 85 articles were written between 1787-1788. The articles probably had little influence on New York approving the Constitution, but the essays have had a lasting value as authoritative explanations of the sections of the Constitution. The Federalist Papers, as they were called, have become the single most important piece of American political philosophy ever produced in America. Wikipedia has information about the Federalist Papers and many are explained in modern English. MrV
Because many people during the development of the (k) believed in order (hence the purpose of government) and thought of everybody as the people (hence democracy).
Antifederalist fears that the Constitution would destroy liberties.
The Federalist Papers
Bill of Rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
adding amendments to protect basic rights
The Federalist Papers. The famous work that these men wrote was called the federalist papers. These papers were created in order to gain support for the proposed constitution. The Federalist Papers consisted of a series of articles written under the pen name of Publius which was actually Hamilton, Madison, and Jay. Some would call it the most significant public-relations campaign in history.