Question

What was the purpose of the Federation papers and who wrote them?

Answer 1

Hint: The Federalist Papers are a series of $85$ letters written in the late $1780s$ to newspapers advocating adoption of the United States Constitution. The Federalist, also known as the Federalist Papers, is a collection of $85$ essays written during the time between the October of $1787$ and the May of $1788$ by a few writers combined. The essays were secretly written in numerous state newspapers of New York at the time under the pen name "Publius."

Complete answer:
With nine out of the thirteen states needing to accept the Constitution, the press received a ton of letters regarding the document under controversy. Under the pen name "Publius," prominent statesmen James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay contributed with a number of essays stating an argument that the new system would protect the Union and enable the federal government to function strongly and coherently in the national interest. These essays were published in $1788$ as The Federalist and were written in the tradition of both promotion and reasoned reasoning.

In other words we can say that the Federalist Papers were written and circulated in order to convince New Yorkers to make valid or ratify the original Constitution of the United States, that had been drafted in Philadelphia during the year $1787$specifically the summer of that year. As we have heard the essays describe specific aspects of the Constitution in depth in order to advocate for its implementation over the current Articles of Confederation. Also because of this, and because both Hamilton and Madison were presidents of the Constitutional Convention, the Federalist Papers are still consulted today to interpret the purposes of those who drafted the Constitution.

Note: It is good to note that in New York, there was especially strong resistance to the Constitution, and adoption of this was seen as particularly necessary. Antifederalists started writing stories in the press soon after the text was accepted, condemning it. They believed that the document granted Congress so much authority and that it could lead to the destruction of the hard-earned rights that the American people had all along fought for and won during the Revolution.