For Those Who Live. For Those Who Die. For Those Who Tell The Story. On May 12, 2009, Lin-Manuel Miranda stood on stage at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word and was scheduled to perform a song from his musical, In The Heights. Instead, he performed a draft of one of his songs from his new project, The Hamilton Mixtape. Many laughed when Miranda described Alexander Hamilton as “someone who embodies hip hop.” However, they regretted their reaction when Miranda starting rapping impressive lyrics. Today, Miranda’s musical, Hamilton, reveals what many didn’t know about the first Secretary of the Treasury. During the Leaving a Legacy unit, famous people, social movements, and historical movements were analyzed in
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He rose up from humble beginnings to become Washington’s aide de camp during the American Revolution. He held an important role in revising the Articles of Confederation and wrote 51 of the 85 essays in the The Federalist Papers in the pursuit of ratifying the U.S. Constitution (Federici). Along with many accomplishments in writing, he also became the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington. There, he established a national mint, coastal guard, national bank, and corrected national debt. He based his plans for a national bank off of the Bank of New York which he also founded. The Bank of New York was active for over 220 years until merging with another bank in 2007. These are some of the things he has and will continue to be remembered for. Eventually, he became the founder and leader of the Federalist political party that supported a strong national government and favored a more industrialized economy. According to the “Alexander Hamilton” article on Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, “His policies alienated agrarian interests and drew opposition from those who feared concentration of power in the federal government.” Many quoted Hamilton as someone who drew some opposition from his views but he was still rather successful. His temper and very opinionated personality were other reasons for his remembrance. As the patron of Wall Street, Hamilton’s legacy includes many achievements in building America’s financial system that is still used today. His legacy has most recently been recognized in the Broadway musical, Hamilton, that describes his entire life in the political spotlight. Hamilton’s accomplishments have helped America is many ways for many years and will continue to for many years to
He rose up from humble beginnings to become Washington’s aide de camp during the American Revolution. He held an important role in revising the Articles of Confederation and wrote 51 of the 85 essays in the The Federalist Papers in the pursuit of ratifying the U.S. Constitution (Federici). Along with many accomplishments in writing, he also became the first Secretary of the Treasury under George Washington. There, he established a national mint, coastal guard, national bank, and corrected national debt. He based his plans for a national bank off of the Bank of New York which he also founded. The Bank of New York was active for over 220 years until merging with another bank in 2007. These are some of the things he has and will continue to be remembered for. Eventually, he became the founder and leader of the Federalist political party that supported a strong national government and favored a more industrialized economy. According to the “Alexander Hamilton” article on Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, “His policies alienated agrarian interests and drew opposition from those who feared concentration of power in the federal government.” Many quoted Hamilton as someone who drew some opposition from his views but he was still rather successful. His temper and very opinionated personality were other reasons for his remembrance. As the patron of Wall Street, Hamilton’s legacy includes many achievements in building America’s financial system that is still used today. His legacy has most recently been recognized in the Broadway musical, Hamilton, that describes his entire life in the political spotlight. Hamilton’s accomplishments have helped America is many ways for many years and will continue to for many years to