Alexander Hamilton

Aaron Burr is the narrator of the play, singing directly to the audience at times. His character is openly introduced in the first song of the show when he says “And me? I’m the damn fool that shot him” (Miranda, Hamilton: An American Musical). Burr’s character is charged with making the transitions and providing context for the audience. He sets up the scenes and informs the audience where we are in history, which is essential because the play spans a rather long period of time. The production…

Hamilton Explores Many Important Topics The play Hamilton is about Alexander Hamilton, one of the founding fathers of the United States. Alexander Hamilton was an immigrant who came to New York to improve his life. “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore, and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, Grow up to be a hero and a scholar?”(Aaron Burr, “Alexander Hamilton.”) It doesn’t matter if you grew up without parents,…

elaborates on events such as the Duel between Hamilton and Burr, The Compromise of 1790, the plague of slavery, George Washington 's presidency, and the rocky friendship between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. It is more than apparent that Ellis wrote this novel to provide great insight as to what really occurred on some of the most monumental days of American History. On a July morning of 1804, renowned politicians Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton met near the modern-day…

An event in which occurred in early American history is the Whiskey Rebellion. This event took place in Western Pennsylvania and started in 1791. Alexander Hamilton, who was George Washington’s Secretary of the Treasury, had an idea to impose or to put taxes on all whiskey products produced and sold in the U.S.A. Congress in 1791 established excise tax. This way, the U.S can pay of the enormous debt they are facing because of the Revolutionary War that occurred prior to this event. With nearly…

There has been a disagreement between Hamilton and Jefferson since Washington named both of them in his cabinet. Jefferson describe Hamilton in 1790 “Hamilton was not only a monarchist but[in support] of a monarchy[based upon] corruption.”(Doc.1) Furthermore, Hamilton wrote “Mr.Madison, cooperating with Mr. Jefferson, is at the head of affection, decidedly hostile to me, and my administration; and actuated…

decisions. For brevity, I will describe the factors behind three of these events: the Burr-Hamilton duel, Madison’s outright abhorrence towards assumption, and Washington’s retirement. The interview at Weehawken. Early on the morning of July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr met as they had previously arranged and exchanged pistol shots. Who fired first was and still is not clear, but Hamilton was mortally wounded by the encounter. Why did these men have such a strong dispute…

The writing of the Federalist Papers took place in the years 1787-1788. Hamilton politely asked Aaron Burr to assist him in writing the essays so that they could ratify the new constitution. Burr quickly rejected Hamiltons offer, as he was busy with other matters at hand, such as the presidential election. After attempting to write these essays and papers on his own, Hamilton joined forces with James Madison and John Jay when he realized the work was too much for one man to take on alone.…

Secretary Alexander Hamilton believed that our new country’s federal government should be more powerful. However, Hamilton 's views faced strong opposition by many, such as Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and House Representative James Madison. He believed it more wise to provide more power to individual states. The two emerging parties deemed themselves with names that reflected their most treasured values. The Federalists attached themselves to the flourishing campaign in favor…

Since the electoral votes were a tie, it was up to the congress to decide who would be the next president. Alexander Hamilton voted for Thomas Jefferson because of his dislike for Aaron Burr. After he was defeated, he set up the Democratic-Republican party using the Tammany Society for political reasons. They eventually gained control of the state legislature. Because…

The documentary tells the tales of the lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, both leading serendipitously parallel lives yet still incredibly different people, and their influence on the creation of American politics. Hamilton, a foreign-born Federalist notable for his fiery writings, and Burr, the Republican man known then as “America’s First Gentleman”, were originally close acquaintances, or perhaps more seeing as the terms of their relationship are not entirely known. However, over the…