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Publication
The Federalist No.70 was published in The New York Packet on March 15th, 1788, under the name adopted by the Federalist writers: "Publius". A revised and corrected edition of all Federalist Papers was published on March 2nd, 1788 by printers J. and A. McLean. The Federalist Papers are considered some of the most important political writings in American history.

Influences
Before the Constitution, the thirteen states were bound by the Articles of Confederation, a military alliance for the Revolutionary War, identifying the states as sovereign nations. By 1787, states were not paying taxes, debt was accumulating and the Articles Congress had virtually ceased trying to govern. Hamilton, along with other politicians, worried for the lack of governmental power and future of the states. Hamilton called for a strong central government to stable the nation and Congress. During the Constitutional Convention in May 1787, Hamilton proposed a plan of government, dubbed the “British Plan”, featuring an executive serving for life and centralized government. Other delegates felt it too closely resembled a monarchy and did not agree to it.