Alexander

the Constitutional Convention and the debate over the ratification of the constitution in 1787 is a struggle between two points of view. On one side you have the Federalists and on the other Anti-federalists. Leading the Federalist enterprise was Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay who wrote eighty-five essays that were to convince the people of New York to vote for the newly written Constitution. The new…

What was the significance of George Washington’s presidency? What successes and failures were present throughout it? The United States has had a mixture of good and bad presidents that led to improving the country or causing harm to the country during their presidency. For instance, President George Washington role as president had a lot of significance because he was Commander and Chief of his army and led them into the Revolutionary War. He presided over the Constitutional Convention after the…

simulacra plaguing Post-Modern thought, if such a thing truly exists, and is not a simulacrum itself, reveals the collapsing foundation under the present culture. As time progresses, perhaps Hamilton’s raps will override handwritten accounts of Alexander Hamilton’s life as the ultimate Hamilton authority. Perhaps Pumpkin Spice Lattes will become the ideal of pumpkin…

There were two economic programs introduced by Alexander Hamilton that received the most resistance from Congress and the colonists. The first was the concept of the National Bank. Hamilton wanted to raise ten million dollars by selling stock to the public. This would allow private investors to purchase government bonds at three quarters of the bond value. The bank would gain capital and start giving loans immediately. Opponents believed it would allow the elite to influence the government…

Alexander was driven to discover and conquer as much land as he can. It was important that back then in order for an empire to be strong it must be in control with as much land as possible. On his journey in the middle east he stumbled upon modern day Jordan where the Jewish people inhabited that land. According to one book, “the greater part of the area belonged to the kingdom of Jordan – is the broken table-land round Jerusalem, roughly corresponding with the territory known in Roman times as…

natural to party dissension, which in different ages and countries has perpetrated the most horrid enormities, is itself a frightful despotism.” Having Washington 's warning in mind, it’s ironic that his personally appointed Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, and Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson, formed the basis of political parties. Both helped guide the United States in interpreting the Constitution…

Alexander the Great was born on July 20, 356 BC in Pella, Macedon. He was the son of King Philip, ruler of Macedonia. When Alexander was a child he was taught by the famous philosopher Aristotle. Aristotle taught alexander to read and write, and how to become a good leader in the future. One of Alexander’s biggest heros was Achilles, who he honored and who he strived to be like. Alexander the great? Or Alexander the not so great? Alexander the great was a true hero because he was a leader, he…

George Washington grew up in Colonial Virginia. His father, who was a landowner and planter, passed away when George was only eleven years old. Fortunately, George had an older brother named Lawrence who took right care of him. Lawrence taught him the generally male topics and taught him the way to be a gentleman. Washington additionally obtained schooling from him. At age 16, George have become a surveyor, mapping out the newly located lands in detail. A couple years later he had become a…

Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis gives us six insightful vignettes of leaders of the early American Republic. The author reminds us that the founders did not know whether their creation would last. They did know that it was historic, that it was fragile and that it was a bold experiment. We have to judge them and their actions in that context, in light of what they knew not what has since come to be…

participate or form in political parties because it causes “ill-founded jealousies. But, even before the constitution was ratified there was split parties which then were: the Federalists and the Anti- Federalists. After the constitution was ratified, Alexander Hamilton along with people with similar beliefs made up the Federalists and Thomas Jefferson with others…