Alexander Hamilton was born on a small Caribbean Island called Nevis. ... Much of his early life is obscure. ... James Hamilton Jr. found work as an apprentice to a carpenter, however and Alexander got a job with a trading firm called Beckman and Cruger. ... In 1780 Alexander Hamilton married Elizabeth Schuyler, the daughter of General Philip Schuyler, a member of an important New York family. ... Hamilton desired a strong central federal government that had a president for life, but that was not shared by other convention delegates. ...

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Alexander Hamilton, the first financial genius of the United States, overcame tremendous childhood odds to lead America through its early monetary decisions and foundations in the time following the American Revolution. Alexander Hamilton was born in 1755 on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies. ... Alexander Hamilton got his first financial experience while working as a clerk and bookkeeper at a store operated by his mother. ... After the death of Hamilton's mother in 1768, Hamilton's life and career began to take off. ... Some of these extreme ideas were 1) state go...

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Background The conflict that took place in the 1790's between two impacting founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton shaped the nation we know today. ... Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were not merely on different issues that shaped the nation, but they were at the head of those differences. ... Hamilton's life was full of "hardships and insecurities while lacking educational opportunities" as well (Cunningham, 2000, p. 4). ... He brought to public life a love of efficiency, order and organization. ... Alexander Hamilton in a letter to Marquis ...

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Washington, Jefferson, Hamilton, Madison, and Adams, were all revered by the people and were trusted to ultimately lay the political foundation for America. ... During these years Washington gave up his personal and political life in hope that America would come out victorious, and subsequently win its freedom. ... President Washington was backed by the Secretary of State, Thomas Jefferson and the Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton, all of whom were to later be considered as members of the country's founding brothers. ... During the course of Washington's presidency, ma...

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Whether or not they have different believes and personal interest involves with the foundation of the new nation, they were always clear that life, liberty and pursuit of happiness ware fundamental for the Americans no matter different political positions from the founders. ... The eight most influential leaders he focuses on are: George Washington, James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and Abigail and John Adams. ... Despite their differences, and particularly when contrasted with what was happening in France during the same period, it is notewort...

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He respected elders, and he experienced hardships of colonial life. basically, he learned that life was difficult, which in turn would help make him become strong and patient. ... John Adams was Vice president, Henry Knox was Secretary of War, Alexander Hamilton was Secretary of the Treasury, Thomas Jefferson was Secretary of State, and Edmund Randolph was Attorney General. ... "Hamilton, Knox, Jefferson, and Randolph each asked Washington to continue as president" (Washington, George; Page 105). ...

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McCullough reminds readers of Washington's background: "Like other planters of the Tidewater, Washington embraced a life very like that of the English gentry. ... His correspondence is rich with description of Washington, the war, and the meaning of life. ... Alexander Hamilton and his men surrounded Nassau Hall on the Princeton College campus, where some two hundred British were garrisoned, capturing them all. ...

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