Alexander Hamilton was a federalist and believed that the US needed to think of state debts as national debt. ... Hamilton had a very strong work ethic ever since he was a young kid. ... It comes off that Gordon is just for everything Hamilton wants to do. ... Would he change anything about Hamilton's ideas? ... I do agree with Gordon's arguments about Hamilton. ...
Alexander Hamilton was born on a small Caribbean Island called Nevis. ... Rachel and James had two sons, James, and Alexander. ... 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. ... After the establishment of government in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of Treasury by President George Washington. ...
Of Alexander Hamilton's three major suggestions as Secretary of the Treasury, his Report on Manufactures was the only one to be turned down. ... Any help with finding examples of Hamilton's ideas being put into place with beneficial results would be appreciated. ...
The main factor in the development of the parties was Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had opposing views. ... Hamilton again sided with the English because of his new financial program, which relied on English trade. ... While Jefferson and Hamilton were having their conflicts there was noticeable parties starting to form. The Republicans, which were made up of anti-federalists, were led by Alexander Hamilton. ... Hamilton's four pillars were another factor in the rise of political parties. ...
Alexander Hamilton, the secretary of Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State, were brought together in the cabinet by George Washington. ... Hamilton was a strong supporter to a federal government. ... Hamilton wanted a few to run the government instead of the states to run it. ... Hamilton thought negatively on mankind. ... Hamilton was born in 1775 in the British West Indies. ...
Two of the men had Washington selected, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson brought contrasting beliefs to the administration. At a young age of 34, Alexander Hamilton was selected as the Secretary of the Treasury. ... With his ideas of a strong federal government, Alexander's Hamilton political theories were rooted in a need for a powerful central power. ... He let Hamilton know of the opposition of the rest of the cabinet, and required Hamilton's viewpoint (Washington, p.276). So, on February 23, 1791, Alexander Hamilton sent his opinion on the National Bank to President W...
Hamilton's financial plan which was to better the U.S. economy but only for some, the wealthy, and not very much for the farmers and lower class. ... Alexander Hamilton was the secretary of treasury during Washington's presidency (1789-1796), which mostly favored the wealthy people in his actions. ... He didn't support Hamilton's financial plan because by having the nation assume all state debts, its unfair for those states who had paid most of their debt and now would have to help the other states who had a larger debt to pay. ... Those who supported Hamilton's financ...
The two leaders of the parties were Thomas Jefferson, Republican, and Alexander Hamilton, Federalist. ... One of the main disagreements between Jefferson and Hamilton was that of the Constitutionality of a national bank. ... A) Hamilton, being the first Secretary of State, saw how the bank could help organize the economy. ... B) Jefferson saw the bank unconstitutional and unnecessary to the economy, whereas Hamilton saw it as good for the economy. ... Overall, the political and economic dispute between Jefferson and Hamilton was over when Jefferson won the election in 1801. ...
It talks about the fatal duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton. ... This indeed happened and Hamilton was fatally wounded. Legend has it that Hamilton missed Burr on purpose and Burr did not mean to kill Hamilton, however, Hamilton may have died, but Burr's reputation was ruined forever. The following event in the book was a secret meeting between Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and James Madison. ... What was actually said during the meeting is unknown, but the deal that was worked out between the men was that the nation's capital was to be moved in exchange for a ...
The purpose of "The Federalist" papers by Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were to explain and defend the Constitution against the critics that believed it was taking away the rights the Americans had won in the Revolution. ... Alexander Hamilton and James Madison showed their support for the needed change and transition by writing "The Federalist #17" and "The Federalist #45". ...
Alexander Hamilton led the Federalists. ... Hamilton viewed the Constitution loosely and felt that they should give the Federal government more power of the National bank. ... Hamilton wanted to have greater power as a federal government than the state government. ...
These people included George Washington, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton. ... I think that the reason why Hamilton didn't win was because all he was think about was stealing the money from the rich and keeping it to his self but not changing it around by taking the money from the rich and giving it to the poor that was a better plan. But the reason I people let Jefferson win was because he wanted everyone to be safe not saying that Hamilton didn't want to do that but taking money isn't the right way. ...
Although both members of George Washington's cabinet in the US government both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson held very different views on representation and whether or not it should, or did, promote popular rule. In 1787 Hamilton said "in all communities there are the few and the many. ...
