Hamilton

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…

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…

It this paper we will discuss three questions concerning the Constitution of the United States. The first question is; 1) is the government proposed by the Constitution a good idea for this country? 2) Is it a practical government? 3) Is it a feasible government? When at first, the Continental Congress had made for the government of the United States, the Articles of Confederation. Overtime it happened; that these articles became insufficient, and a new form of government became inevitable.…

borrowed money to meet expenses. Government needed to find a way to pay all those debts and the only possible way for them was to add on taxes. “In 1791 Congress placed an excise tax on whiskey; an idea suggested by Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton as a measure to help retire the…

How did the views of Hamilton and Jefferson give birth to political parties? The stumbling block, as always, was the question of power. One group, headed by Hamilton, John Adams and Thomas Pinckney, relied on a strong and vigorous federal government, because they are called "Federalists." They believed that the ideal government should exercise maximum activity in their service to the public good. Their opponents - "Democrats, Republicans" from the camp of Jefferson, Madison and George Clinton,…

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…

Glasses click together after they are filled with an exquisite wine. Entrees are served freshly in the middle of the table. All the guests are eager for dessert. But what is important in a dinner? Gabrielle Hamilton expresses her opinions in the article “The Art of the Dinner Table.” She says that it is more about the conversation which falls from proper etiquette. A dinner is not successful unless it in contains all the components. The article starts out explaining how dinners went when she…

Preface: The Generation 1. According to Ellis’ preface, what is so phenomenal about the founding of the United States? - The founding of the United States is very phenomenal because it won against the strongest army and navy of Great Britain because Britain didn’t fight to its full potential. If Britain had fought to its full potential then, the history would have taken a very different turn. Founding of United States is also very remarkable because its republic survived even though some of…

mind when we thought of writing. Immediately the first word I thought of was terrifying, instead of enjoying the process of a paper I was too focused on what the final outcome would be and I think that affected my grade. Throughout the semester Dr. Hamilton has shown me that you can enjoy writing while not worrying about the final product and I think that has made the biggest difference for me improving as a writer. When I decided to come to Presbyterian College I heard many different…

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…