Washington himself emerged from a respected planter family in Virginia, and from an impressionable age, he became closely acquainted with courtly manners and customs of the best English culture. In contrast to Washington’s dignity and poise, Hamilton grew up in the Caribbean as an impoverished orphan from the “bastard brat of a Scottish peddler.” Nevertheless, these diverse backgrounds provided each man with a unique repertoire of skills and experiences that would benefit their future alliance. The authors claimed that Washington learned valuable skills such as surveying, horsemanship, and the arts of manners, deference, and genteel conversation, while Hamilton learned essential knowledge in management, bookkeeping, currency exchange, and republican ideals of Enlightenment. Together, these men complemented each other with the skills that forged an “indispensable…
While both men served prominent roles in the emergence of a two party system, Alexander Hamilton held a greater impact in molding our nation’s history. George Washington felt that choosing an ambitious man of intelligence was a very important decision when selecting Alexander Hamilton as his Secretary of Treasury. Hamilton believed that the future of America’s economy lay in the hands of those with capital because they were reliable with the government. Envisioning an industrial powered nation, Hamilton favored a strong central government and believed that the only way to economically flourish was through a government-assisted society. To enforce his ideology, Hamilton outlined a plan to Congress that consisted of three pathbreaking reports on public credit, a national bank, and manufactures (America A Concise History 194).…
Hamilton was one of the main leaders of the federalists, or people who were in support of a strong central government. His writing of the federalist papers as well as his ideas for a national bank support his interest in a strong federal government. The documents in the museum that prove his views include a summary of the Federalist Papers, an excerpt from Alexander Hamilton discussing the Federalist Papers, a summary of the first bank of the United States, and a summary of the First Report on Public Credit. Also, aside from the museum, one of the essays written by Hamilton for the Federalist Papers, number 13, proves that Hamilton had a strong belief in federalism.…
In 1776, he became captain of the company of artillery. General George Washington knew Hamilton’s abilities with pen and paper, so he had assigned Hamilton as his aide-de-camp. In this time, Hamilton had no role in military combat. “He [Hamilton] drafted many of Washington's letters to high-ranking Army officers, the Continental Congress, and the states. He also was sent on important military missions and drafted major reports on the reorganization and reform of the Army.”…
Hamilton was also a member of the Continental Congress, which was looking to make a strong government. When George Washington took office in 1789 he picked Hamilton to be in his cabinet. Hamilton structured the first national banking system and led the Treasury Department. Hamilton played a major role in the first Federalist party. Alexander Hamilton died on July 12,1804 in New York.…
1. The Dred Scott decision was a famous ruling in history of the courts. Scott had claimed that he was a resident on free land so that had made him free. Others thought different from Scott, so he sued for his freedom and he won. The decision was in effect when it had been declared unconstitutional by the Republican platform of restricting slavery’s expansion.…
Hamilton is credited for his contribution to convincing the colonies to want the Constitution, help fund the U.S Army, and create nation debt for the United States of America.…
According to Gordon, Hamilton is one of the most important figures in American history as he established the foundation for the economic power that America would become. In fact, “Historians and political scientists commonly credit Alexander Hamilton’s economic plans for revitalizing the American economy and providing the impetus for extended economic progress.” (489) Hamilton’s ideas quickly became central aspects of the modern capitalist economy that would continue to develop and flourish over time. In fact, Hamilton’s financial program was very successful as it led to the development of the New York Stock Exchange which is now the largest financial exchange in the world. Overall, Hamilton’s financial plan for the new government proved to be successful as his ideas were continually carried out even after his death.…
Orphaned early, Hamilton worked for a merchant on the island of St. Croix. His precocity and business acumen were quickly noted, and he was sent to the American colonies to be educated. Hamilton enrolled at King's College in New York (now Columbia University) but his studies were cut short by war with the British; he was appointed captain of an artillery company, and in 1777 was appointed aide-de-camp to General George Washington. In 1782 Hamilton was admitted to the New York Bar and appointed a New York delegate to the Continental Congress. He attended the Federal Constitutional Convention of 1787, and his essay-writing campaign for ratification of the Constitution resulted in The Federalist, which also contained essays by John Jay and James Madison.…
Alexander Hamilton was great man, just as great founding father, but was he severely under appreciated. Alexander was a founding father who did much for our country and our constitution and afterwards the United States economy. He spent most of his life working his way up the political ladder to make a difference. Alexander was a great economist and would end up losing his life for from a long time nemesis because Hamilton believed he had no place in politics . There is very much Alexander did in his short life.…
Arriving at the colonies, Hamilton joined King's’ College that today is known as Columbia University, to receive his education, but left before graduation to join the Patriots in their protest of commercial business regulations and British-imposed taxes. Later, he involved himself in the battles of White Plains, Trenton, Long Island, Germantown, Brandywine Creek, and Princeton, and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel of the Continental Army. During his time of service, General George…
Alexander Hamilton was raised in the West Indies. Hamilton was making essays and also was talking in the public meeting around 1774. Then Hamilton was captain of artillery in the year of 1776 and then Hamilton join the Washington’s staff in 1777. Where he got married to Elizabeth Schuyler and Hamilton wanted to have a good national government, for example, in the Continentalist, two letters from Phocion, and in the Federalist. Hamilton has the idea of having a good national government would help the state and what they would want to establish it would be better written.…
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Madison was a Virginian citizen and delegate, with the “easier path” of the two, he was raised “by a prosperous father, the wealthiest planter in Orange County”. Madison “had found purpose in the Revolution” after going to “the College of New Jersey (now Princeton)”, but “the bookish Virginian was a poor candidate for soldiering” so he moved his purpose to politics. Madison “was not only short and slight---no taller than five feet six inches and a bit over one hundred pounds”, he also suffered from an illness that resembled epilepsy. Madison was a unsocial, quiet, semi-hypocritical, non-narcissistic, sharp, unobtrusive man. Hamilton on the other hand, was “born on the island of Nevis, a flyspeck in the Caribbean”, and didn’t arrive in America until he was fourteen, when a “local businessman sent him to mainland America for formal education, first at a New Jersey academy and then at Kings College, now Columbia University.”…
Alexander Hamilton’s plan was to take away old obligations by borrowing money at a low interest rate. Maryland, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, and Virginia, saw no reason why they should be taxed by the federal government to pay off the debts of other states. A debate started in Congress. Hamilton's debt program was a success, by demonstrating that American’s were capable of paying their debts, that also foreign investors were interested. European investments even popped up trying to invest.…