Alexander Hamilton started out his war efforts in the Battle of Long Island in August, 1776. Later that year he was noticed by George Washington and became an artillery officer at White Plains, Trenton and Princeton, as of March 1, 1777 Hamilton was appointed Lieutenant Colonel by Washington up until 1781. After the war Hamilton helped to write the Federalist Papers. In these papers Hamilton expressed his belief in a strong national bank and central government system, his beliefs were highly considered near to Thomas Jefferson's as well. In 1789 President Washington had named Hamilton as America's first Secretary of the Treasury he kept this position until
