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The Federalist Papers  

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  • When the Constitutional Convention adjourned on September 17, 1787, the success of the new and radical document was by no means assured. A strong faction in the nation known as the Anti-Federalists opposed adoption of the new Constitution. [Source: Congress A to Z; Federalist Papers, The]

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