<P> The Federalist ( later known as The Federalist Papers ) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written ( under the pseudonym Publius ) by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison , and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution . Seventy - seven were published serially in the Independent Journal and the New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others , called The Federalist : A Collection of Essays , Written in Favour of the New Constitution , as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention , September 17 , 1787 , was published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and A. McLean . The collection 's original title was The Federalist ; the title The Federalist Papers did not emerge until the 20th century . </P>
<P> The Federalist ( later known as The Federalist Papers ) is a collection of 85 articles and essays written ( under the pseudonym Publius ) by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison , and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution . Seventy - seven were published serially in the Independent Journal and the New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788 . A compilation of these and eight others , called The Federalist : A Collection of Essays , Written in Favour of the New Constitution , as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention , September 17 , 1787 , was published in two volumes in 1788 by J. and A. McLean . The collection 's original title was The Federalist ; the title The Federalist Papers did not emerge until the 20th century . </P>
what were the federalist papers what was their intended purpose
what were the federalist papers what was their intended purpose
a collection of 85 articles and essays written ( under the pseudonym Publius ) by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison , and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution
a collection of 85 articles and essays written ( under the pseudonym Publius ) by Alexander Hamilton , James Madison , and John Jay promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution