Alexander Hamilton on the Constitution

Like many of this nation’s founding fathers Alexander Hamilton’s list of accomplishments runs long. He was the first Secretary of the Treasury, established a Federal Bank, fashioned a system that paid back the national debt, and established a national credit that allowed for a young America to evolve into the greatest economic powerhouses in history. Even after Hamilton left office, he kept in touch with political officials and George Washington himself. He also wrote Washington's famous farewell address. Alexander Hamilton is arguably the most influential founding father in American History, not because of any of these notable accomplishments, but because of another work of his. Hamilton co-authored "The Federalist" which was a series of essays encouraging the ratification of the US Constitution. In my opinion Hamilton’s works on the Federalist Papers rank third in terms of the most important documents in US History, behind only the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. Hamilton authored most of the essays, which were the driving force in the ratification of the constitution and were one of the greatest factors aiding in its acceptance. During the time of ratification of the Constitution there was a heated debate between Federalists and Anti-Federalists. Federalists wanted to create a strong Federal government while Anti-Federalists were scared of an overpowered government encroaching on the rights of the people. In addition to the Federalist Papers Hamilton also gave a speech at the New York Constitutional Convention that was very inspiring and helped pass the vote.
In a speech on the adoption of the Constitution, Alexander Hamilton refutes the argument that the Constitution drafted in the Constitutional Convention, will leave Americans “robbed of their liberties.” In his argument he explains the Constitution, which laid out the framework for the current United States government. The Federalist system brought a compromise between the states on the... [continues]

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