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==New York==

==New York==

Hamilton became a leading lawyer in [[New York City]], and married into the rich and powerful Schuyler family. Along with his close friend [[John Jay]], he was active in anti-[[slavery]] movements. Hamilton was elected to the [[Continental Congress]], the [[New York]] State assembly, and was chosen by the legislature as a delegate to the [[Philadelphia]] [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, although he played a minor role in the Convention.  

Hamilton became a leading lawyer in [[New York City]], and married into the rich and powerful Schuyler family. Along with his close friend [[John Jay]], he was active in anti-[[slavery]] movements. Hamilton was elected to the [[Continental Congress]] for the [[New York]] State assembly.  He was also chosen by the legislature as a delegate to the [[Philadelphia]] [[Constitutional Convention]] in 1787, although he played a minor role in the Convention, along with [[Robert Yates]] and [[John Lansing, Jr.]]

Hamilton authored 51 of the 85  ''[[Federalist Papers]],'' while [[James Madison]] and [[John Jay]] composed the others. These essays, published anonymously in [[newspaper]]s in New York and throughout the United States, helped turn popular opinion in favor of ratifying the Constitution, particularly in the decisive states of [[New York]] and [[Virginia]].   

Hamilton authored 51 of the 85  ''[[Federalist Papers]],'' while [[James Madison]] and [[John Jay]] composed the others. These essays, published anonymously in [[newspaper]]s in New York and throughout the United States, helped turn popular opinion in favor of ratifying the Constitution, particularly in the decisive states of [[New York]] and [[Virginia]].