Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father

Alexander Hamilton: The Forgotten Founding Father When people think of the brave men who founded our country, the main people that come to mind are George Washington, Ben Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a man who was non-stop, but commonly forgotten. He didn’t stop for anything, including people’s opinions of him. There were social, economic, and cultural influences on Alexander Hamilton which affected his lifetime achievements. First U.S secretary of treasury, Alexander Hamilton was the leader of the Federalist party, started America’s bank, had one of the biggest scandals of his time, and his famous fatal duel with Aaron Burr. Although his birth date is fought over, most people believe it to be circa January 11th
They connected immediately and their relationship grew quickly. By December of that year they were married and had a short honeymoon in Eliza’s hometown. Eliza was described by Martha Washington, her close friend throughout their husbands political careers, as “my ideal of a true woman.” She was also a member of New York’s most high profile families, the daughter of Philip Schuyler. They were one of the richest families in the area so with this marriage, Hamilton earned some financial gain. After their honeymoon, Alexander returned to the war. In July of 1781, George Washington finally granted Hamilton the command and glory he craved.(Magnet) Hamilton organized the Battle of Yorktown which was the last big battle of the revolutionary war. His tactics took less poise and more blood. The British surrendered on October 19th, 1781 although they did not leave New York for another two
A collection of 85 essays defending the U.S constitution. Hamilton wrote 50 out of 85 of these essays. These essays were basically propaganda in favor of the constitution so that the document could replace the Articles of Confederation, they needed nine out of thirteen states to vote in favor of it. In June of 1788 the Constitution took effect. In 1789, George Washington became the President of the United States of America. He appointed Hamilton as Secretary of Treasury and Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State. Hamilton and Jefferson disagreed on almost everything possible. Washington, on most situations, would take Hamilton's side of the argument. Their father son relationship stayed the same. One of the only time Jefferson and Hamilton agreed on anything was on their famous deal in 1790. The deal was that Jefferson and Madison would provide him with the votes to have the federal government's assume state debts and Hamilton would deliver the votes for the nation's capitol to