Andrew Hamilton

Hamilton had created a four-point financial plan to repay the debt and strengthen the United States’ economy, but was having trouble gaining traction. In Chapter Two: The Dinner Ellis follows Thomas Jefferson’s account of a private dinner arranged so that Alexander Hamilton and James Madison could broker a deal to pass Hamilton’s financial plan. The major issue with Hamilton’s plan was…

Hamilton's Financial Plan Alexander Hamilton was named the treasury secretary of the U.S by George Washington. His job was to make a plan to help the economy of the U.S since it had a huge debt after the Revolution war. He came up with a financial program that was divided in three parts. Part one was “funding” which was to pay off the war debt it concerned the problem of public credit. He issued a proposal that said that $52 million of the federal debt had to be paid in full. He also proposed…

For a long time Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had a strong dislike for each other and on July 11, 1804 that dispute was settled. The running disagreement between the two of them was for a variety of reasons regarding their upbringing and political standpoint. Being that Hamilton was a Federalist and Burr was a Republican they often did not agree on political issues. Therefore, when Burr got in the way of Hamilton being able to influence Senate’s ruling by taking the place of Hamilton’s…

together to discuss what is right for our country they argued like a family, like they were brothers. The author of this award winning book is Joseph J. Ellis. He describes the relations between the founding fathers who are, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, James Madison, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington. Ellis examines how the specific relationships of the Founding Fathers influenced, or were influenced by, the unstable period in which they lived. Ellis has chosen to…

Alexander Hamilton argued that the federal government should assume state debts “at par” because it would unite the states, more people would have a personal stake in the success of the enterprise, and it would help gain support from the wealthier groups. Hamilton argued that if Congress funded the entire national debt “at par” that it would help unite the states. During the Revolution all governments had taken on much debt, totaling about $21.5 million, but had no real commitment to pay them…

Alexander Hamilton was born in Nevis in 1755 as an orphan.As a child, he witnessed the harshness of slavery in Nevis.He came to America to get a better education.While in America, he fought in war getting higher and higher in the ranks. He fought in multiple wars till he was asked by George washington to write his speeches for him.Hamilton was also a member of the Continental Congress, which was looking to make a strong government.When George Washington took office in 1789 he picked Hamilton to…

Alexander Hamilton made many risks for our great country. Hamilton made history by creating a financial plan and is now made on the ten-dollar bill. He believed that he had to take his shot at any chance, afraid of missing a chance of success. Aaron Burr plays as a foil to Hamilton story. Burr wants big things to happen but is too scared to take risks. Hamilton and Burr have similarities but have different personalities but both have the same motives. Alexander was from Charlestown on the island…

Hamilton: The Revolution outlines Lin-Manuel Miranda’s creative process while creating his hit musical, Hamilton. The musical utilizes rap music and a diverse cast to tell the story of founding father Alexander Hamilton. Miranda was inspired by Ron Chernow’s Alexander Hamilton, which he read while on vacation in Mexico, which gave him the idea to write Hamilton’s life as a musical. Miranda spent many years working on the music and characters associated with this project. Eventually, he was able…

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had one common goal altogether. There goal was to create a fair government for the United States of America that would work and can be set into place for a long period of time. This being said, there are many things they disagree on and have many different viewpoints in government. Both, Hamilton and Jefferson had and wanted two different ideas of how as well as who should control government likewise how government should be controlled. The main ideas and…

How They Compare? (Three reasons how Jefferson and Douglass compare in their writings?) Thomas Jefferson, a founding father of our nation, has many values we American’s view as good ones. His ideas influence our lives every day, such as those in the constitution. It has many views within it that have changed our world and shaped it into the world it is today. We can’t help but think of our world without these amendments or how we might be without them. If we didn’t have some of the amendments…