ISSUE #7 Alexander Hamilton was born on January 17‚ 1755 in the Caribbean. He attended Kings College‚ which is now Columbia University‚ in New York. Throughout his career(s)‚ he was a military officer‚ lawyer‚ financier‚ and political theorist. Hamilton was elected to the Continental Congress from New York‚ but he resigned to study law. He served in the New York Legislature‚ and he was the only New Yorker who signed the U.S. Constitution. Many people considered Alexander Hamilton to be single
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Alexander is an orphan who was born in a small island. Even though the odds were against him‚ that didn’t keep Hamilton from succes. Alexander Hamilton was a pioneer. Hamilton created many things‚ but he didn’t get to reach his full potential because his life ended in a duel. Therefore‚ I believe that Hamilton is an extraordinary founding father‚ and he may be one of the top three founding fathers. First‚ I will first present the background of Alexander Hamilton. I will give the reader all the information
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Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country‚ the main people that come to mind are George Washington‚ Ben Franklin‚ and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop‚ but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything‚ including people’s opinions of him. There were social‚ economic‚ and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury‚ Alexander
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Alexander Hamilton in The Federalist 6 argues that countries who do not unite overall are bound to fail. The weak central government that was currently established could not prosper or even survive according to him. He wrote that “A man must be far gone in Utopian speculations who can seriously doubt that‚ if these States should either be wholly disunited‚ or only united in partial confederacies‚ the subdivisions into which they might be thrown would have frequent and violent contests with each other”
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$10 Dollar Bill Assignment Alexander Hamilton does deserve to be the face of the ten dollar bill. Although he never became the president of the United States like the other faces featured on our currency today‚ he took a major role in the developing of our country that shouldn’t go unnoticed‚ and most certainly should not be forgotten. For example‚ as the first Secretary of Treasury‚ Hamilton was essentially the founder of the U.S. financial system‚ which he is most known for. He had exceptional
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the company. Musical notes begin and the theater becomes silent as they watch closely. Hamilton: An American Musical is an incredibly popular show and has made many changes to broadway. Broadway shows used to not be appealing to every generation‚ but since opening night of Hamilton‚ it has a whole new meaning. Musicals have been interesting to every generation since the two acts about a founding
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Two great leaders of society were Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. However‚ their governmental and public policy views were completely different. Hamilton believed in strong‚ big‚ federal government. While‚ Jefferson believed in spreading power over a nation amongst many people rather than just an elite few. Alexander Hamilton obtained an extraordinarily up-to-date economic vision based on investment‚ industry‚ and expanded commerce. Before the 1790s‚ the American economy North and
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There were many key aspects in Hamilton’s economic plan for the Academy. Some of these aspects were that the country needed to convince their investors that the money would be paid back in full. Also‚ Hamilton thought that Congress should charter a national bank. It would help with storing and moving money; it would also help with collecting taxes. And with banks resources‚ it could finance business enterprises. Immediately the bank was a success and investors flocked to get involved and businesses
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Compare & Contrast Essay After George Washington resigned from presidency‚ Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson took matters into their own hands and created political parties. Alexander Hamilton became the leader of the Federalists while Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were the leaders of the Democratic-Republicans. Hamilton was born in St. Croix in the Caribbeans and moved to New York after people had read his story over the hurricane in the Caribbeans. When he married‚ his wife’s family
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had very different political views‚ which is why our first president‚ George Washington‚ had them both in his cabinet. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury‚ while Jefferson was the first Secretary of State. These differences begin with who they thought should govern and what type of government was the best. Hamilton thought we should have a strong central government in the interests of commerce and industry‚ while having the national government
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