Andrew Hamilton

person who is often compared to a modern day Shakespeare. He takes history and fine art and relates them in ways that are understandable to modern society through songs. He is the playwright of the two Tony award winning musicals In The Heights and Hamilton. His success is due to the family, time period, and area he was raised in. Miranda has not only spent countless hours on his works, but he has also been very lucky because of his surroundings. Lin-Manuel Miranda was raised in a neighborhood…

The Political Accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of our country. He was born on January 11, 1757 in Charlestown on the island of Nevis in the Leeward Islands, British West Indies (Yost 1). He moved to Elizabethtown, New Jersey in October, 1772 . There he was educated at King's College which later became Columbia University in New York City. During the Revolutionary War, he served four years as General Washington’s Chief of Staff. His…

Alexander Hamilton, One of Americas founding fathers, author of “The Federalist Papers,” and the gentleman on the ten dollar bill, has a riveting Broadway musical biography on his life by the great Lin-Manuel Miranda. What makes this show absolutely unique is that it not just white men dressed up in powdered white wigs, it’s a contemporary piece with scores of music in pop, hip-hop, R&B and only uses Black and Latino actors. In theatre, the concept of colorblind casting has been used for a long…

bad ways, or even both ways. Aaron Burr was a man who impacted history in both, good and bad ways. Aaron Burr’s life was filled with ups and downs starting from his early life, his military service, his time in politics, his duel with Alexander Hamilton, and even in his marriages. On February 6, 1756, Aaron Burr Jr. was born in Newark, Province of New Jersey, British America. His parents were Rev. Aaron Burr and Esther Edwards Burr. Burr also had an older sister named Sally. When Aaron was two…

Andrew Jackson, a strong-willed, stubborn, selfish man who only listened to himself and ignored the opinions of others, won his way into presidency during the election of 1828. Throughout his presidency Andrew Jackson made some horrible choices, that affected the country in negative ways. People were killed, orders were ignored, laws were broken, amendments were violated, all because of the choices he made. Even before his presidency he was a cruel man, that deserved punishment. Thomas Jefferson…

views. George Washington believed political factions could cause a division in the nation. A.3. The Republican party was led by Thomas Jefferson, but the opposing party-Federalist-was led by Alexander Hamilton. Both party leaders disagreed over the power of the federal government because Hamilton wanted a strong central government while Jefferson didn’t. A.4. I believe that the formation of political parties hurt democracy because of the continuing opposition of both parties.…

The extent of Andrew Jackson’s democracy during his presidency and how democratic was he really has caused many debates. His appearance on the twenty dollars bills has caused many debates to whether or not he deserves to be on the bill becauses of some of the actions like the removal of Native Americans taken during his presidency. There are people that believe Andrew Jackson should be on the $20 bills because the U.S currency depicts images of momentous landmarks and great leader that has made…

The birth of America was complicated and consisted of many problems because as a child, the country did not have a mother to guide it through infancy. The United States had to learn lessons and solve problems on its own in order to stand on its own as a leading and powerful country. In Founding Brothers, Joseph Ellis goes in detail about the troubles America faced in the start up, the indifferences between Jefferson and Washington, and the rifts of Jefferson and Adams. America went through…

By magnifying the lives of Washington, Hamilton, Adams, Jefferson, Madison, and more, Ellis creates a sense of transparency into the conflicts of the time. A major theme that is concentrated upon in the novel is that many of the key players of the revolutionary war didn 't realize the significance…

James Madison’s main argument is that factions are a problem in a well governed society, and that that a good republic should prevent the tyranny of the majority, and protect the rights of the minorities. The constitution of The United States, and The Federalist Papers both outline how a proper republic should be established, with strategies to limit the impact of factions, and create majority and minority rights. Michael Parenti wrote “The Constitution as an Elitist Document”, in which he…