Federalist No. 7
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by Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was a Founding Father, soldier, economist, political philosopher, one of America's first constitutional lawyers and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury...
, the seventh of the Federalist Papers
Federalist Papers
The Federalist Papers are a series of 85 articles or essays promoting the ratification of the United States Constitution. Seventy-seven of the essays were published serially in The Independent Journal and The New York Packet between October 1787 and August 1788...
. It was published on November 15, 1787 under the pseudonym
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Publius, the name under which all the Federalist Papers were published. Arguing for the importance of the Union to the well-being of Americans, Hamilton addresses a theme begun in Federalist No. 6
Federalist No. 6
Federalist No. 6 is an essay by Alexander Hamilton, the sixth of the Federalist Papers. It was published on November 14, 1787 under the pseudonym Publius, the name under which all the Federalist Papers were published. Arguing for the importance of the Union to the well-being of Americans, Hamilton...
: the danger of dissension among the states if they remain without a strong federal government. No. 7 is titled "The Same Subject Continued: Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States."