From the leader of the first American political party to a writer, Alexander Hamilton has participated in a handful of professions, and as a result has changed America forever with his wonderful achievements. milestones like persuading a state’s people to ratify the Constitution, Drafting Washington’s letters during the revolutionary war, or even becoming the first secretary of treasury. Although the year isn’t known, what we do know is that Hamilton was born on January 11th, in the 1750s. Hamilton spent most of his childhood on the island of Nevis, located in the west indies. His mother who married someone else before birth, was a french woman named Rachel. James, the father, was a Scottish trader who had left them in poverty while Hamilton
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When rebels went off to war, loyalists trashed the homes of some. Doing this work made Hamilton start getting into politics, Hamilton met with others in Philadelphia and they talked about the Articles of Confederation and it’s weakness. The articles were thought to be so weak that they couldn’t keep the country together any longer. Although Hamilton didn’t have anything to do with the making of the new constitution, Hamilton did influence people to ratify it, he wrote a book-like collection of essays with John Jay and James Maddison called The Federalist. Inside, it described the need for approval of the constitution, and how the Articles of Confederation weren’t going to keep the country running. This belief eventually started the first political party, which Hamilton led, by the name of the “Federalists” The Constitution was eventually ratified as the entirety of New York was in, and soon other states followed. After the Constitution, George Washington became the first president, and he appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of the treasury. This was because the nation was in terrible debt because of the war. When Hamilton finally retired, the nation’s economy seemed almost brand new. This new system lasted until the early twentieth
When rebels went off to war, loyalists trashed the homes of some. Doing this work made Hamilton start getting into politics, Hamilton met with others in Philadelphia and they talked about the Articles of Confederation and it’s weakness. The articles were thought to be so weak that they couldn’t keep the country together any longer. Although Hamilton didn’t have anything to do with the making of the new constitution, Hamilton did influence people to ratify it, he wrote a book-like collection of essays with John Jay and James Maddison called The Federalist. Inside, it described the need for approval of the constitution, and how the Articles of Confederation weren’t going to keep the country running. This belief eventually started the first political party, which Hamilton led, by the name of the “Federalists” The Constitution was eventually ratified as the entirety of New York was in, and soon other states followed. After the Constitution, George Washington became the first president, and he appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of the treasury. This was because the nation was in terrible debt because of the war. When Hamilton finally retired, the nation’s economy seemed almost brand new. This new system lasted until the early twentieth