Why did John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison write The Federalist Papers?

A. to persuade the states to approve the Constitution

B. to convince people that the Constitution would take away their rights

C. to gain public support for allowing slaves to vote

D. to spread rumors about what had happened at the Philadelphia Convention

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Camila

19 January, 13:40

Why did John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison write The Federalist Papers?

A. to persuade the states to approve the Constitution

B. to convince people that the Constitution would take away their rights

C. to gain public support for allowing slaves to vote

D. to spread rumors about what had happened at the Philadelphia Convention

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Earl · Answer 1

The reason that John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison wrote The Federalist Papers was " A. to persuade the states to approve the Constitution", since they believed that this would greatly benefit the United States.