Garrett Barnes American History DE – 4th hour 25 August 2014 Roots of the American Government The United States government has come a long way since the signing of the declaration of independence‚ so much has changed. Around the time of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton is when the foundation for our current government was created. Both of these men contributed to what will become the United States‚ Jefferson was a Republican who believed in the common man‚ and Hamilton was a Federalist
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Alexander Hamilton: The Other Side of the Revolution Often when one thinks of the American Revolution or the American Enlightenment‚ the philosophies and contributions of men like Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin are taken into consideration. Indeed they were great thinkers and very pivotal figures in our country’s liberation from Great Britain‚ however more people played a role in accomplishing this great task. America’s founding fathers consisted of several of men‚ all of whom contributed
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Thomas Jefferson United States President 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at Shadwell Plantation outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia. He was born into one of the4 most prominent families of Virginia’s planter elite. He inherited from his father 50000 acres of land and from his mother he inherited a Randolph‚ high social standing. As a boy Jefferson’s favorite activities included reading‚ practicing the violin and playing in the woods. Jefferson had five
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Regarding Shay’s Rebellion‚ Thomas Jefferson and John Hamilton would both have been against it albeit for different reasons. Jefferson would oppose the rebellion because of his faith in popular-rule. Hamilton‚ a strong believer in an elitist-government‚ would have opposed the rebellion simply because he would not have thought that the Shaysites were any different from the rest of the public who are uninformed and prone to acting out of their own passions. Jefferson had utter faith in the ability
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Alexander Hamilton proved himself a hero when he completed his well known achievement of the financial plan‚ also known as the Hamiltonian System. The Hamiltonian system is the system where the government assumes state debts(Biography.com). Which means that the government will take everyones debts away and pay them themselves. The government really didn’t like this idea so it took Hamilton about a year to persuade congress to go along with the Hamiltonian System(Biography.com)."Hamilton’s vision
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financial system single-handedly. Alexander Hamilton is an important figure who did not get enough credit for his achievements until recently‚ when Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote a Broadway musical about his life. Hamilton achieved greatness despite coming from nothing‚ which is something every American can do as long as you “do not throw away your shot” (Miranda‚ Lin-Manuel). Alexander Hamilton’s early life
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Federalists wary‚ when Thomas Jefferson finally cut a deal to break the election tie‚ many Federalists questioned the future welfare of the country. After all‚ with Thomas Jefferson as president‚ wouldn’t everything they had worked so hard for in the previous decade‚ be destroyed? Surprise and pleasure rippled through the country when Jefferson stated in his inaugural address "We are all republicans‚ we are all democrats." This well-known statement would later show its truth when Jefferson allowed his beliefs
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us access to the Mississippi River George Washington • Farewell Address Avoid long-term permanent alliances Be aware of political parties Leaves and goes back home Dies in 1799 Election of 1796 • John Adams - federalist • Thomas Jefferson - democratic republican • John Adams wins the Presidency and takes the Oath to Office in March Hamilton runs a group called “The High Federalists” (war like federalists) The XYZ Affair: John Adams sends John Marshall to meet the French
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is what happened to Alexander Hamilton. All of that time he spent reading and writing helped him in the future. He used the skills he created to make a brilliant financial system that would be used hundreds of years later. In addition to a financial system‚ Hamilton wrote most of the Federalist Papers. Hamilton wrote 51 essays out of the 85 essays. He could not have done this without his ambition‚ determination‚ and brilliance. Because of all the time he spent studying‚ Hamilton became very smart and
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were two of the most politically influential men involved in building the new American government. They both agreed on creating a strong government‚ but disagreed on where the supreme power should be located. Hamilton wanted a strong central government‚ while Jefferson wanted strong state governments. Alexander Hamilton was a man who represented the Federalists. Some of his contributions consist of The Federalist Papers1‚ the Report on Public Credit2‚
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