Question

On the Federalist No. 1 Is the writer correct in their assumptions and assertions? Does the writer make valid points?

Answer 1

The Federalist is considered to be the one of the most important document in the history of the United States. It’s a collection of essays and articles written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay in the pseudonym of Publius. These 85 articles and essays were written in support of the new constitution that was written which emphasized more on the equality and liberty. These essays were written in response to the anti-federalist movements that didn’t support the new constitution.

The first essay was written by Alexander Hamilton in which he tries to persuade people to believe in independence and accept the new constitution which will liberate them and bring happiness to them. He accepts that he is biased to it but says that it’s a positive bias and that’s why he is not forcing anyone to support it but suggesting everyone to support it. He brings out the unity of American people and the need for liberty to form American’s own government and have their own constitution.

His second argument is that if one wants a complete thing, one shouldn’t try to replace something but create something new and the new constitution falls in this category that ensures the betterment of Americans in all the states. He finally says that there are people out there trying to oppose the constitution and keep us under someone else’ control and people need to be careful about them by consciously overcoming them.

His arguments along with the others played a major role in persuading the people to support the constitution thus forming a strong base for the young independent America.