Andrew Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, an honorary, willful, and popular individual in the Federalist party, and his polar opposite, Aaron Burr, the natural aristocrat and second in command of the United States, introduces itself as one of the most captivating and mysterious manifestations in American history. Coming from two completely different backgrounds, Burr and Hamilton allegedly 1met at Weehawken, to settle their disputes in an honorable, yet illegal way. The shots fired resulted in a fatally wounded…

One of De Goya’s most famous pieces is his Charles IV of Spain and his family, which was created while under the appointment of King Charles IV himself. This painting creates an interesting light on De Goya’s view of the royal family, while using many techniques in order to perfect the life-size image, also puts on display and mocks the family’s power. The interesting dynamics and hierarchy of the family displayed in this painting gives the strongest feel of what was going on within the inner…

Daniel Mendoza’s final boxing match with Richard Humphries took place in September of 1790 in the town of Doncaster. While all the sources and Mendoza’s memoir agree that Mendoza won the match, the accounts differ on many of the specifics. One difference between Mendoza’s account and the newspaper articles was the exact odds that were in Mendoza’s favor at the beginning of the match. Mendoza stated that they were five to one. A report in the World claimed they were seven to four, while the…

Hamilton’s childhood was the main kickstarter to how he became a war hero and a founding father. Alexander Hamilton grew up dirt poor in the caribbean on a tiny island called St. Nevis. His parents James Hamilton and Rachel Lavien were never married making him and his brother James Hamilton J.r, different. They moved to a nearby island called St. Croix where things kept going downhill. His father left Alex when he was 10 years old and his mom died from a sickness that almost took his life too.…

less. These are wise words, enterprising men quote ‘em. Don’t act surprised, you guys, cuz I wrote ‘em.” That as some of you musical fans may know, was part of the opening of the song Cabinet Battle #1 from the up and coming popular Broadway musical Hamilton. Even back in the day the American people thought that the pursuit of happiness, as quoted in the…

Eric Jager’s book: The Last Duel, closely examines the feudal system in France during the fourteenth century. Through his examination of the role between knights and nobles in medieval society, Jager provides a detailed description of how duels played a significant role in determining a person’s guilt or innocence, and the belief that pregnancy meant consensual sex. Jager begins by describing Normandy as a battlefield unmatched by any other. After the English had started to reclaim Normandy…

Alexander Hamilton in Federalist No. 1 argues for the ratification of the Constitution in the state of New York through the suspension of self-interests and dangerous ambitions. The future of the newborn nation rested on the formation of its government already gravely insufficient and bound to fail under the direction of the Articles of Confederation. Hamilton expressed the purpose of his discussion in the Federalist Papers declaring, “The utility of the union to your political prosperity The…

There was one special day in the year of 1833 that absolutely changed America due to Andrew Jackson. He destroyed The National Bank of America due to his belief of the amount of power it was given without liability and it was unconstitutional. The Second Bank of the United States was sanctioned in 1816 for a 20 year term. The time held worried many people in Congress about money related to private companies. Bank supporters needed solid cash and focal control of the economy. In 1828, Jackson was…

1828, Andrew Jackson was elected as the seventh president of the United States.1 He married to Rachel. Andrew Jackson was a great president. He becomes a strong leaders, make the rights choice and he does good things for the people.2 Andrew Jackson was a good president because he did a greats things such as revolutionizing presidential camping. That he became the first modern president and he used his powers to veto the bills that he saw harmful.3 Some people thought that Andrew…

There was no modern banks in Colonial America era. The Colonial Americans used banks in England and gave credit to each other without banks. Until 1781, Alexander Hamilton wrote to Robert Morris, who is the Finance Superintendent in the congress, to recommend a central bank to be founded. The unusual US banking system in the 1800s was a result of the political instability and the different political interests within the US, as well as that the banks in New York held too much power and became…