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were not sufficient for a national government, as they had been created in the midst of a war, and that the Constitutional Convention took place in a calmer national environment that allowed for deeper consideration. He worked on the same assumption as Hamilton that failure to ratify the constitution
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and other controversial interpretations of American society, prioritizing persuasive effect over accuracy. His claims regarding a single ethnic and religious background were exaggerated, given the various national ancestries and religious denominations in colonial America, and his claim of political
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in this essay is entirely uncritical, seeking to promote the cause of ratification with the reputation of his colleagues as capable leaders. He insists that any application of reason alone will find unanimous support for the constitution, and that the delegates of the Constitutional Convention were
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many years later. Jay pointed to the contiguity of the states and the geographic features that facilitate contact between them as evidence for a destiny of unity, describing these advantages as the will of providence. He also argued that the states had since worked together successfully, citing the
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claim that Americans were too different to form a single nation, and Jay maintained that Anti-Federalists did not understand or did not care about the fate of the American nation. Federalist No. 2 is limited in its criticism of opponents, instead expressing worry about the consequences should unity
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was challenged, saying that it had "until lately been a received and uncontradicted opinion". He accused Anti-Federalists of being politicians that sought division rather than unity, describing them as only following personal interest or failing to understand the consequences of their actions. He
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presence that existed even after the revolution. He ultimately considered these aspects to be secondary to the shared experience of colonial history and revolution as well as what he saw as a shared destiny. Jay also exaggerated the historical nature of American unity in Federalist No. 2, as the
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was tasked with first developing the idea of a national identity in Federalist No. 2. At the time Jay wrote Federalist No. 2, he was "America's leading foreign policy expert", which may have influenced his decision to write the essay on the subject of the advantages of unity between the states.
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Federalist No. 2 took a softer and more optimistic tone compared to Federalist No. 1, covering many of the same ideas in a way that sought to invite harmony among competing factions rather than to insist upon its claims. Jay's condemnation of his political opponents are left more vague than in
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on the requirement that an applicant is "attached to the principles of the Constitution of the United States". The arguments of national unity and homogeneity in the United States would go on to be challenged by civil conflict in the United States with the onset of the
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congresses that had formed since the First Continental Congress. Jay believed that the political ideas and identity of the American Revolution directly corresponded to those of the federalist movement. He emphasized a view that would be repeated throughout the
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Federalist No. 2 was followed by three more essays that continued on the same topic. Since its publication, the conception of nationality presented in Federalist No. 2 has been a persistent issue in American politics. It relates directly to debates of
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Jay begins by emphasizing the importance of deciding whether the states should be united or separate. He argues that popular opinion has always been in favor of unity until politicians challenged the idea. He then provides arguments that
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Hamilton's previous essay, and they are seen as less of a threat to the union. By portraying them in this way, he is able to present himself as above the dispute rather than as a partisan attacking his opponents. Jay instead prioritized
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has intended for the states to be one nation, citing both physical and cultural contiguity. He also describes a shared political history in which the states entered into revolution and governance as one nation.
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that allows a people to engage in reflection to choose their own government and their national identity. The philosophical relationship between rights and governance received little attention in future
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Jay turns to the method of governance between the states, describing the government to that point as one formed urgently in a time of conflict. He compares this to the process undertaken at the
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would guarantee disunity between the states. Anti-Federalists proposed amendment of the Articles of Confederation instead of total disunity, but the impression created by the
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compared the Anti-Federalists to the Loyalists of the revolution, arguing that their opposition to ratification could be likened to Loyalist opposition to independence.
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that Americans were a national community with a common interest that necessitated unity. This idea was a direct response to one of the main ideas of the
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Jay accepted that a government must be enforced, but he argued that it was the decision of Americans to enforce their own government through the
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with shared ancestors, language, philosophy, and customs. Jay's analysis of what constituted a nation, closely resembled that used by
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were published. Federalist No. 2 established the premise of nationhood that would persist through the series, addressing the issue of
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that the people are almost unanimous in their ideals and that there is a single popular will that guides the United States.
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and the establishment of government, and its invocation in Federalist No. 2 does not extend beyond this aspect.
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became widely accepted. This was a rhetorical strategy often used by Jay, in which he presented the issue as a
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Federalist No. 2 defines Jay's concept of a single American nationality, which he sees as brought together by
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The arguments of Federalist No. 2 presented the basic assumptions that would underlie the ideas of the
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through shared culture and beneficial geography. Some of Jay's depictions of nationhood depend on
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provided a better forum for the creation of a government because it was convened in peacetime.
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to have been released at this point, was only an introduction to the series. As such,
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Publius in New York newspapers with the intention of explaining the provisions of the
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stance, appealing to the voice of the people over that of the state governments.
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The Federalist's Vision of Popular Sovereignty in the New American Republic
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Federalist No. 2 was one of the early papers that addressed the issue of
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and persuading New York to ratify it. It was first published in the
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codified the idea of an American national identity, stipulating
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that liberty had been too heavily emphasized during the
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rather than the people "as with one voice". Prior to
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between the states that would persist throughout the
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Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence
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