Nevis on January 11‚ 1757 to Rachel Levian and James Hamilton. By the time he was eleven‚ he had his first job in order to help support his family after his father left. Only two years later‚ his mother died. When a hurricane destroyed his town‚ Hamilton wrote a passionate letter about the destruction left behind. His letter impressed many people and funds were pooled together to send him to America to attend college. While attending college‚ Hamilton was introduced to several significant figures of
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Alexander Hamilton‚ The Federalist Amber Henricksen U.S History Mr. Michael Miguel December 10‚ 2012 In the year 1789‚ George Washington had established his Cabinet. The Cabinet consists of men who were the best at what they do such as handling money or being familiar with machinery. There were three men who were a part of this Cabinet following with an attorney general. These men were Thomas Jefferson‚ Secretary of State‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Secretary of Treasury‚ Henry Knox‚ Secretary
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1. Biography Alexander Hamilton‚ the author of this letter to George Washington‚ bolstered an impressive resume as a politician‚ war general‚ economist‚ congressman‚ lawyer‚ and scholar. A few of his main accolades are: an integral author of the Federalist Papers‚ a devoted member of the Continental Congress‚ a contributor to the Constitution‚ and the first secretary of the Treasury. He also was the main creator of the first National Bank of the United States. Alexander Hamilton was born in the
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to increase the power of the central government‚ and one seeking to decrease it. During the 1800s these two conflicting philosophies were acted out by the Federalist and the Democratic Republican parties‚ respectively. The Federalists‚ led by Alexander Hamilton‚ advocated the importance of a strong central government in leading the country forward‚ while the Democratic Republicans‚ led by Thomas Jefferson‚ promoted increasing the common man’s role in government. Although both political parties had
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the other side of the spectrum‚ a few years later another huge American historical figure is born. Presumably on January 11‚ 1755‚ Alexander Hamilton the bastard son of his father‚ James Hamilton‚ a Scotsman of a well-known family but never flourished on his own‚ and his mother‚ Rachel Fawcett Lavien‚ who had left her husband‚ John Lavien‚ to live with James Hamilton. There is very little said about Hamilton’s early life just that his father “drifted away” and his mother passed in 1768. Lacking
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Jefferson V.S Hamilton Debate Question • How did Jefferson’s ideals of government differ from those of Hamilton? Jefferson believed in strong states which would in return better control the government while also benefiting us while Hamilton believed in strong central government where the states would have limited power and the elite would have a say in government while also basing the economy on industry and large national debt. • Why was Jefferson’s support focused mainly on the “common” man
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Alexander Hamilton React to the following statement: Individual rights are more important than the wishes of the majority. I think that the majority has a point‚ because this is a democracy. It is based on the majority vote. This country is not based on what a single person wants. Citing the Necessary and Proper Clause of the Constitution‚ Congress has decided to make a national system of education. What are your feelings about this? I think this is an excellent idea. All people should be able
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1. Alexander Hamilton’s economic program was designed primarily to (A) prepare the United States for war in the event Britain failed to vacate its posts in the Northwest (B) provide a platform for the fledgling Federalist Party’s 1792 campaign (C) establish the financial stability and credit of the new government (D) ensure northern dominance over the southern states in order to abolish slavery (E) win broad political support for his own candidacy for the presidency in 1792 2. The development
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Lesson Plan for 4th Grade History: (Biography) Alexander Hamilton Discuss the importance of learning about important figures in world nation’s history by exploring the past and various sources to obtain the information. In this case‚ Alexander Hamilton is the topic we will discuss. The use of Primary Sources will help students recognize and understand who Hamilton was and why he is an important contributor in our history. Provide a replica copy of the “Declaration of Independence.” Have some of
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Alexander Hamilton was born as a British subject on the island of Nevis in the West Indies on the 11th of January 1755. His father was James Hamilton‚ a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. His grandfather was Alexander Hamilton‚ of Grange‚ Lanarkshire. One of his great grandfathers was Sir R. Pollock‚ the Laird of Cambuskeith. Hamilton’s mother was Rachael Fawcette Levine‚ of French Huguenot descent. When she was very young‚ she married a Danish proprietor of St. Croix named John Michael Levine
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