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What were the Federalist papers? How did they convince U.S. citizens to ratify the Constitution?

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Although the primary purpose of The Federalist was to convince New Yorkers to send to the Constitutional Convention delegates who would vote to ratify the Constitution, fully two-thirds of New York's delegates initially opposed ratification.

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