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The Federalist Papers is guide Number 7 of the 24 SparkNotes guides for studying American History
. It offers descriptions and analysis of the collection of 85 essays by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay that laid out the case for acceptance of the new Constitution. This study guide is preceded by our guide for The Articles of Confederation and followed by our guide for Creating the Constitution.Read features from the SparkNotes guide to The Federalist Papers including Context for the influential 1787–1788 publications and a section-by-section summary and analysis of the essays, starting with Federalist Essays 1-5.
