Alexander Hamilton

In an era in which the concept of forming a united government was arousing, Alexander Hamilton revolutionized America, being one of the greatest and utmost founding fathers of the financial revolution. At the time, economists’ had formulated the key components to forming a stronger government. There arouse a concept that a nation with a strong…

“I wish there was a war,” a hopeful and determined 14-year-old Alexander Hamilton writes in his journal. Alexander Hamilton was a military leader, lawyer, journalist, econ- omist, and the first secretary-treasury of the United States of America. Alexander Hamil- ton was an ambitious intellectual who has made a lasting impact on America today. Hamilton was…

According to Wikipedia, Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States, was the first secretary of treasury in the newly formed country. After assuming his position from 789- 1795, Hamilton was faced with an extreme dilemma that continues to affect the US to this day; debt. As secretary of treasury, it was he who…

How does a bastard, orphan, and unfortunate immigrant become one of the most influen- tial men in American History? Alexander Hamilton was a classic case of what “coming up from the bottom’” really means. By putting a pencil to his brain, he worked hard non-stop and rose up the social-political ladder. His persistent effect on…

Ladies and gentlemen, we are gathered here today at Stone Arch Bridge to commemorate the life of our founding father Alexander Hamilton. Even today, this great man’s ideas hold relevance as a living ideology to help solve our government’s problems. “Those who stand for nothing will fall for anything.” This is the most famous saying…

Founding father Alexander Hamilton was born January 11, 1755, on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies. Hamilton’s parents were Rachel Fawcett Lavien, who was of British and French Huguenot descent, and James Hamilton, a Scottish trader. Orphaned early, Hamilton worked for a merchant on the island of St. Croix. Although Hamilton had…

Alexander Hamilton started off on the Island of St. Croix. His father left when he was young, and his mother was unable to really support the family. Because of this Hamilton started work in a mercantile business at the age of 10. There was a hurricane in the Caribbean that he wrote about which got…

Alexander Hamilton was born as an illegitimate child in Nevis, a small island in the British West Indies. Growing up as an orphan in a time where family and honor were of utmost importance, his situation should have led Hamilton into a downward spiral. Instead, it inspired Hamilton to seek fame, in the form of…

During the creation of the American Constitution, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton played an important role in the way the Constitution came to be. Before becoming members on George Washington’s cabinet, Jefferson and Hamilton had critical roles that led them to creating and enforcement of the constitution. “Jefferson vs Hamilton: Confrontations That Shaped a Nation”…

Shortly after the revolution, many drastic changes occurred in the United States. In addition to physical characteristics, the political aspect of this period of social adolescence was most astonishing. From the heart of the country rose two individuals, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson, whose political philosophies formed the basis of all the development to come….