The face of Alexander Hamilton is well-known to anyone who’s taken the time to glance at a ten dollar bill. During his lifetime, Hamilton would have never guessed he would leave this kind of legacy. “Hamilton: the Musical,” a recent Broadway smash hit about his life, gives Alexander Hamilton this line: “Legacy. What is a legacy? It’s planting seeds in a garden you never get to see.” Hamilton was a notable founding father and statesman because his background brought strong perspectives to George Washington’s cabinet and he laid the groundwork for a national bank. His capable service was cut short by a tragic death.
The experiences of his early life influenced who he would become. Alexander Hamilton was born in 1757 in the West Indies on the island of St. Croix. He was apprenticed to a merchant where he learned how to work hard and navigate the …show more content…
Both the states and the federal government had war debts. The government needed a way to borrow money if necessary to help the new nation become something greater. But before they could fully pay the debts of the nation Hamilton decided to make the United States more credible by having the federal government assume state debts so as to make a way for them all to get paid off faster. Hamilton proposed a massive tax on imports, exports, and alcohol to get the funds required. This was controversial because strengthened the central government which Jefferson opposed, so they fought in the cabinet in ‘battles’ where they constantly argued. The argument in the musical; “Hamilton goes something like this; “When the British taxed our tea we got frisky, imagine what’s gonna happen when you try to tax our whiskey?” Despite the resistance from Jefferson, Hamilton had Washington’s support and his ideas were adopted meaning a federal reserve system was founded. Amidst controversy and dissent, Alexander Hamilton created a National
The experiences of his early life influenced who he would become. Alexander Hamilton was born in 1757 in the West Indies on the island of St. Croix. He was apprenticed to a merchant where he learned how to work hard and navigate the …show more content…
Both the states and the federal government had war debts. The government needed a way to borrow money if necessary to help the new nation become something greater. But before they could fully pay the debts of the nation Hamilton decided to make the United States more credible by having the federal government assume state debts so as to make a way for them all to get paid off faster. Hamilton proposed a massive tax on imports, exports, and alcohol to get the funds required. This was controversial because strengthened the central government which Jefferson opposed, so they fought in the cabinet in ‘battles’ where they constantly argued. The argument in the musical; “Hamilton goes something like this; “When the British taxed our tea we got frisky, imagine what’s gonna happen when you try to tax our whiskey?” Despite the resistance from Jefferson, Hamilton had Washington’s support and his ideas were adopted meaning a federal reserve system was founded. Amidst controversy and dissent, Alexander Hamilton created a National