How did James Madison John Jay and Alexander Hamilton contribute to the ratification of the Constitution?

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What did James Madison and Alexander Hamilton write to help ratify the Constitution?
How did James Madison Alexander Hamilton and John Jay help persuade people to support the Constitution?
What role did Federalists like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay play in the ratification of the Constitution?
What role did Alexander Hamilton play in the ratification of the Constitution?

James Madison's Contribution to the Constitution
In order for the Constitution to become the law by which all Americans abided, two-thirds of the 13 states had to ratify (approve) it individually, and it was sent to them for this purpose on September 28. Madison campaigned for the ratification of the Constitution by co-authoring a series of essays with John Jay and Alexander Hamilton that appeared in various New York newspapers and then circulated around the states. There were 85 essays in all (Madison wrote 29), and they were known as the Federalist Papers.

Madison's important contribution to the overall creation of the Constitution earned him the nickname "Father of the Constitution" later in life. On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the new Constitution, and that was enough to make the Constitution the law of the land. But that wasn't all. ... Madison went on to strengthen the Constitution even further. Do you know how?

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What did James Madison and Alexander Hamilton write to help ratify the Constitution?

The Federalist, commonly referred to as the Federalist Papers, is a series of 85 essays written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788.

How did James Madison Alexander Hamilton and John Jay help persuade people to support the Constitution?

Joining with Alexander Hamilton and John Jay to write a series of essays that could help turn public opinion toward ratification, Madison was a prime author of what became known as The Federalist—an oft-reprinted series of newspaper and then pamphlet articles.

What role did Federalists like Alexander Hamilton and John Jay play in the ratification of the Constitution?

The Federalist Papers was a collection of essays written by John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in 1788. The essays urged the ratification of the United States Constitution, which had been debated and drafted at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.

What role did Alexander Hamilton play in the ratification of the Constitution?

As a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton found some of his ideas about how to structure a federal government soundly rejected. Yet he liked the resulting Constitution enough to become chief advocate for its approval by the states.