Bethany Hamilton

In the first chapter in the book the author, Joseph J. Ellis, details the famous duel between, President, Alexander Hamilton and, Vice President, Aaron Burr, in a challenge of honor, taken place on July 11, 1804. This was known as the most famous duel in American history, which took place near Weehawken, New Jersey. The two exchanged bullets after a distance of ten paces and Hamilton was severely injured which lead to his death the next day. Ellis also discusses how the result in the duel…

View of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton The two founding father, Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of state and Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of Treasury were the two most politically influential men in American late 18th century. Jefferson and Hamilton has two completely different view on the role of government in society, ideal economy, tyranny versus anarchy, liberty v. order, faith in man and the type of society man should live in. They both agree on creating a…

After the elections, Jefferson not only lost his friendship with Adams, but with the rest of the Adams’ family as well. Because of Jefferson’s opinion about Adams’ plan on how the government should run, his family, especially Abigail, had felt deceived that he is revolved around his political ambitions over his friendship and lost relations with Jefferson. Larson continues to illustrate the tension between the political figures because of Jefferson and Adams’ different political views; there…

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…