About “Federalist No. 11”
Federalist No. 11 is an essay written by Alexander Hamilton as part of The Federalist Papers. It was published on November 23, 1787, in The Independent Journal under the pseudonym Publius, which was used for all the essays. The essay is titled "The Utility of the Union in Respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy." Its main focus is on the benefits of a unified nation in maintaining commercial strength and building a navy. The piece was part of a series of essays written to support the ratification of the United States Constitution. (Summary adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.)
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- First published
- 1787
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