These papers referred to the collection of essays written in the 1780s in support of the proposed Constitution and a strong federal government that the people has advocated for. In the 1780s, the argument for ratification of the Constitution and essays were actually written by the statesmen Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay, which enforced the ratification.

Furthermore, about 77 of the essays first appeared serially in New York newspapers and were reprinted in most other states where it was published in book form as The Federalist on May 28, 1788 but the remaining 8 essays appeared in New York newspapers between June 14 and August 16, 1788.

All of these papers appeared over the signature “Publius” and the authorship of some of these papers was once a matter of scholarly dispute. However, the computer analysis and historical evidence has led nearly all historians to assign authorship in the following manner such as Hamilton wrote numbers "1, 6–9, 11–13, 15–17, 21–36, 59–61", 65–85"; Madison wrote numbers "10, 14, 18–20, 37–58, 62–63" and Jay wrote numbers "2–5 and 64".

Therefore, the Option E is correct.

Missing options "A) mobilize popular support for keeping the Articles of Confederation B) persuade voters to support Thomas Jefferson in the election of 1800 C) frustrate Spanish efforts to sway the political loyalty of the Southwest D) persuade the Continental Congress to declare independence E) attain the ratification of the Constitution.