Question

The Federalist Papers were written _____.

Answer 1

The correct answer is by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in defense of a strong federal government.

These papers were created as a means to justify why the delegates at the Constitutional Convention should ratify the new US Constitution. At the Constitutional Convention, there was much debate about the size and scope of the federal government. This is due to the fact that many Americans feared a strong central government after what happened with Great Britain and King George III. However, these three aforementioned men wrote over 90 different essays defending a strong federal government and how it would NOT infringe upon the rights of American citizens.

Answer 2

Your answer is B, however this is only partially correct because while the papers promoted a strong central government it was actually written to try to persuade the US States to ratify the constitution.