Bethany Hamilton

Thomas Fleming's Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America, is a book that tells the story of Burr vs Hamilton. The book begins in the year 1804 with a short comparison between Burr and Hamilton. Hamilton created a self-goal to achieve fame but in order to do so all of his actions had to be moral and not damage his reputation. Ironically fighting a duel would be the last thing Hamilton could afford to do, especially since he had opposed them and lost his eldest son in a…

George Washington was born in 1732 in Virginia. His mother was Mary Ball and his father, Augustine Washington. In 1743 his father died. He inherited 10 slaves and land. This ends up being an ironic part in his life later on. The major role he played in the shaping of America was being elected the commander of the Continental Army. For 8 years he held this position and it ended up being a very good decision on the American’s part. Prior to Washington becoming the leader of the Continental Army,…

Leadership Throughout the Years A point guard yelling and making plays to win. And a New York legislature leading the government. All of these examples of leadership show that one person is willing the take charge and lead a group/person the success. An example of leadership is when a student is falling behind in their school work and the teacher is pleased to stay after school and give the student extra help on their assignments. Another way leadership could be defined is that someone is…

1. participatory democracy Process that gives importance to the large participation of voters. 2. constituencies an assortment of voters in a specific location who choose a delegate to a legislative branch 3. Federalists One of the first political parties to come into being (for America). From the mid 1790s to 1816, Federalist held the majority, and the party itself would endure until the 1820s. The Federalists controlled the central government until 1801…

Alexander Hamilton was born on the island of Nevis, British West Indies on January 11th, 1757. Alex was born to Rachel Fawcett Lavien and John Lavien. John Lavien was an abusive husband so Rachel decided to flee their relationship with Alexander and his brother James who was older. Rachel remarried to James Hamilton. When Alex was 10 his father, James, left them with all his debts for Rachel to deal with. Alexander took his first job when he was only 11. Despite his best efforts Alexander’s…

The Federalist Papers were created to attempt to get the New York citizens to ratify the United States Constitution. The federalist paper was a compilation of eighty five letters that pushed to replace then then in place articles of confederation for a new improve constitution written in philadelphia. Federalist Paper number ten agreeing with the Constitution, which explains how the violence and damaged that happens to be caused by factions, can indeed be controlled by the government. Factions…

Thomas Jefferson, one of the lead founding fathers in the Country influenced the times, but the times also influenced him as a writer of many passages. Jefferson, with the help from John Ferling wrote and article, titles, “Jefferson and Hamilton” about what Jefferson’s beliefs and aspirations were. In the article it explains what jefferson wanted, and it describes him as a person and what kind of soul he had. Slavery was a world wide controversy, and Thomas Jefferson took part in that…

The Federalist Papers were papers written in 1787 by James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and John Jay. There were eighty-five papers in total. However we will just be covering numbers ten, fifty-one, forty-seven, and thirty-nine. These cover many of the major problems that would be facing a new government. These papers were very important to our constitution, and our founding. Federalist Paper number ten was written by James Madison to guard against the issues of factions. In any society…

James Madison wrote the Federalist Paper No. 51 specifically to explain to the readers how this new government makes liberty possible. He explains the various checks and balances that have been placed in order to ensure that not one specific branch would have too much power. The Federalist appeared in many different New York newspapers such as The New York Journal and The Daily Advertiser. The Federalist essays were written as responses to the many antifederalist opinions against the…

The Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay is a collection of essays advocating the ratification of the United States Constitution. “These essays first appeared in the New York papers unidentified in 1787 and 1788 under the name 'Publius.'” In total there is eighty-five essays written, but the most distinguished and the most quoted is Federalist Ten and Fifty-One. In those articles James Madison argues that a large republic and federal government structure…