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The two articles “Hamilton’s Report on the Subject of Manufactures, 1791” and “An excerpt from The Report on the Subject of Manufactures” were especially helpful. I found it interesting that he promoted employing women and children in manufacturing jobs. When I learned about American History is the past it seemed like the Industrial Revolution was so seperate from the time of the founding fathers and Enlightenment, but Hamilton connects them.
I enjoyed watching “Alexander the Great: Alexander Hamilton” from Uncommon Knowledge. It was interesting to hear directly from the author of the biography of Hamilton, Ron Chernow. His biography of Alexander Hamilton is the one that inspired Lin-Manuel Miranda to write a popular Broadway musical about

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