"After an unequivocal experience of the inefficiency of the subsisting federal government, you are called upon to deliberate on a new Constitution for the United States of America The subject speaks its own importance, comprehending in its consequences nothing less than the existence of the UNION, the safety and welfare of the parts of
which it is composed the fate of an empire in many respects the most interesting in the world
• Alexander Hamilton, writing as Publius, Federalist #1
What were the purpose of the The Federalist Papers, witten by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay?
O A To convince Americans to support the new Constitution
O B. To convince Americans to support independence from England
OC. To convince Americans to continue support for the Articles of Confederation
O D. To convince Americans to support increased taxes