The correct answer is B) the ratification of the constitution.
The Federalist Papers were written to encourage the ratification of the constitution.
Under the pseudonym of "Publius," three important Federalists in the United States wrote the 85 documents that supported the ratification of the Constitution of the United States. The three brilliant Americans that wrote the essays contained in the Federalists Papers were Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison.
The other options of the questions were A) the adoption of the bill of rights. C) delegates in Philadelphia to write a new constitution. D) states to send delegates to the Philadelphia convention.