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The Federalist Papers were written and published to urge New Yorkers to ratify the proposed United States Constitution, which was drafted in Philadelphia in the summer of 1787. ... The Federalist Papers were published primarily in two New York state newspapers: The New York Packet and The Independent Journal.
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They felt that the national government would abuse their power without a list of rights that are guaranteed to the people.