During the Revolutionary War the founding fathers of the United States argued and agreed upon a written document that would empower the thirteen colonies to fight against the greatest army and navy of its time, Great Britain. This document came to be known as The Articles of Confederation and it is the first written Constitution constructed by the United States Continental Congress. The objective of this document was to unify the thirteen states under one central government while retain each individual state right. After the war our founding fathers recognize huge flaws in this document that would eventually destroy the national government if not changed. One of the main flaws was the Articles lack of power to demonstrate authority over the states. Delegates from all over argued for years on if there was a need for a Constitution. Those in favor of a new Constitution, identified themselves as Federalists while those who were in favor of keeping the Articles were identified as Anti-federalists. Because of Federalists such as Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison and Anti- Federalists Patrick …show more content…
Their ideals were constructed and written in the Constitution. Federalist politicians such as Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison urged and advocated the Constitution though several letters, documents, and books made to persuade the Continental Congress, Anti-Federalist and undecided voters. These men in favor of a more unified government wrote the Federalists papers in defense of the Constitution. In these papers or articles Hamilton, Jay, and Madison argue that a stronger more unified nation is better equipped to defend its self and pay off national debts. It also argues and informs the roles of the Executive, and Legislative Branch in a unified government, and explains why the Articles of Confederation would lead to absolute failure to the