The
Federalist Papers
Published
1788
There
are 85 Federalist essays: numbered (1-85). Some are extensions of earlier
essays. Each essay addressed the U.S Constitution which was originated in 1787
from a collaboration between Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas
Paine, and John Adams.
The
Federalist Papers were presented in the "Virginia Federal Convention"
(168 delegates) overseen by George Washington. That Convention met in 1788 to
ratify or reject the U.S. Constitution that had been signed September 1787 by
12 of 13 States.
The
Federalist Papers specifically addressed various aspects of the proposed Constitution, which
one could assume caused some changes to the U.S. Constitution, before they were
ratified on June 7, 1788 --- when the 9th State ratified it (as
demanded by Article VII) of the U.S. Constitution.
There
are 3 authors who each wrote several essays contained in the Federalist Papers.
1.
Alexander
Hamilton:
·
One
of the Founding Fathers of the United States
·
1st Secretary
of the Treasury of the United States
·
Founder
of our nation's Financial System
·
Founder
of the United States Coast Guard
·
Oddly
enough, Hamilton was a bastard whose mother died early, and his father
abandoned him at 11 years old BUT Hamilton was brilliant and very smart. It was
noticed – mainly by George Washington. Killed in a duel by Aaron Burr
2.
James
Madison:
·
One
of the Founding Fathers of the United States
·
4th President
of the United States
·
5th Secretary
of State of the United States for 8 years
·
Next
to Hamilton, Madison was considered the 2nd smartest man in government
·
The
main architect of the U.S. Constitution
·
Considered
the most astute, profound and original theorist amongst the Founding Fathers
3.
John
Jay:
·
One
of the Founding Fathers of the United States
·
1st Chief
Justice of the United States Supreme Court
