United StatesQuestion 67 (2008 list) · Colonial period and independence
The Federalist Papers supported the passage of the U.S. Constitution. Name one of the writers.
- aThomas Jefferson
- bBenjamin Franklin
- cJohn Adams
- dAlexander HamiltonCorrect answer
Why?
Alexander Hamilton wrote many of the Federalist Papers. You could also say James Madison, John Jay, or Publius, the pen name they used together.
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