Alexander Hamilton: first Secretary of the Treasury‚ Revolutionary War hero‚ and one of the most influential figures of the late 1700s. Even though Hamilton seems like an intelligent‚ wealthy‚ high ranking man‚ he did not start out that way. Hamilton wasn’t even born in the colonies‚ but he helped create the United States‚ and we still feel his impact today. Growing up‚ Alexander Hamilton lived an impoverished life and faced many hardships. His mother died and his father abandoned him‚ leaving
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Alexander Hamilton; a man that’s known mostly for being the main character of the musical of the same name‚ being on the ten dollar bill‚ and writing fifty-one of the eighty-five Federalist Papers. When one thinks of him‚ more often than not‚ one of these three things will come to mind‚ or some combination of the three. But‚ really‚ he did so much more than that in his surprisingly not-so-well known occupation; that being‚ being the first Secretary of the Treasury. In his time in office‚ he introduced
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Through wars‚ political struggles‚ restricted freedom‚ and many other problematic issues they were faced with‚ George Washington‚ Abraham Lincoln‚ and Thomas Jefferson did an oustanding job at working through any and every complication they were faced with in order to make America prosper. Each and every one made their mark on history in enormous ways. All doing more than enough to excel America for greatness‚ I believe Thomas Jefferson to have been the strongest president. Abraham Lincoln
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While freedom may be a traditional American value‚ how it is defined is a question that has long been a source of debate. Furthermore‚ when an institution follows a course of action that becomes detrimental to society‚ what responsibility‚ if any‚ do the citizens have to show their dissent‚ and what form should that dissent take? All of these are questions looking to be answered‚ with varying degrees of seriousness‚ by Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Swift. Thomas Jefferson’s A Declaration of Independence
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Jefferson and Hamilton: A Rivalry that Forged the Nation The book‚ Jefferson and Hamilton: A Rivalry that Forged the Nation‚ written by John E. Ferling was published on October 1‚ 2013. John E. Ferling has written other books in this subject area. Some of his other works include: The Loyalist Mind‚ A Wilderness of Miseries‚ and Almost a Miracle. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton are the main characters. Although‚ John Adams is a secondary characters who play a significant role in this nonfiction
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A hypocrite is defined as a person who pretends to have virtues‚ morals‚ religious beliefs‚ principles‚ etc.‚ that he or she does not actually possess; especially a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. Jefferson in some ways could be categorized as a hypocrite. He evangelized liberty and freedom for all‚ yet did not grant this freedom to his slaves. Liberty is defined as freedom from arbitrary or despotic government or control. Africans‚ hispanics‚ and other minorities were enslaved and treated
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In 1800 when Thomas Jefferson became the President‚ he recognized major changes in the US government. The Federalist Party was weakening at a high rate. Jefferson’s views and opinions were very from the Federalist Party. He believed in a smaller government and a more equal economy for all classes. During his presidency‚ his greatest achievement was most likely the Louisiana Purchase. This is where for only 15 million dollars; the United States purchased a large region of land left of the Mississippi
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The assassination of Alexander Hamilton was unjust because he fought for the rights of people such as voting rights… (Specific people)... although many people believed that he had a thing against freedman because he was a slave owner himself. After being in jail trying to convince people that freedman should not have full citizenship rights such as said in “on Reconstruction” (Groff 1). This was a thing that was like a review on Alexander hamilton talking about the things that he did from the early
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The role Alexander Hamilton and James Madison played on the first political parties. Alexander Hamilton and James Madison were both very important political figures in the early years of our nation and their paths led them to two different political factions‚ The Federalist Party and the Democratic Republican Party‚ respectively. The years after the American Revolution were very hard on most Americans. The former colonies had huge debts to pay off from the war and the soldiers of the Continental
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same time‚ Thomas Jefferson established the Democratic-Republican party‚ a major political party for the time‚ and served as the Secretary of State. In a similar fashion‚ Salmon Chase served as the Secretary of Treasury during Lincoln’s presidency. However‚ out of all the diplomats who helped shape America‚ Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential. Hamilton
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