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Federalist PapersFederalist PapersBy U.S. History Team

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Academic LanguageAlgebraic Expression

An expression that contains one or more numbers, one or more variables, and one or more arithmetic operations

Ratify To approve and give formal sanction to; to confirm

Federalist Papers A series of eighty-five (85) essays written by

Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay in the late 1780s to persuade the voters of New York to adopt the Constitution.

The essays are considered a classic defense of the American system of government, as well as a classic practical application of political principles.

Day 18 – Algebraic Expressions and the Day 18 – Algebraic Expressions and the Federalist PapersFederalist Papers

What is the algebraic expression that demonstrates how many essays were read by people if every person read all the Federalist Papers and :

y = total number of Federalist Paper essays read

x = total number of people who read the essays

Why do you believe the Federalist Papers were essential in getting the U.S. Constitution ratified in 1789?

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Day 18 – Algebraic Expressions and the Day 18 – Algebraic Expressions and the Federalist PapersFederalist Papers

If there were eighty-five (85) essays written total. The number of essays in the Federalist Papers times the number of people who read the Federalist Paper essays is equal to the total number of essays read; therefore:

y = 85x

The Federalist Papers were especially crucial in the attempt to ratify the U.S. Constitution because it aimed to convince readers in the state of New York of the importance of adopting the new constitution. In it, Alexander Hamilton and John Jay, and James Madison all write about the reasons that the Constitution is not just right, but necessary for maintaining the U.S. democracy that the government intends to support.