Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton once said‚ “Those who stand for nothing fall for everything.” That being said he was a very determined person which led him to be very important in history. Hamilton shaped the future of America by guiding government decisions. Hamilton’s past and family has shaped his personality. As a kid he was an orphan because both of his parents passed away unfortunately. This is part of the reason why he is such a strong and independent hard worker. While he was
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Thomas Jefferson (Republican) 1801-1809 VP- Aaron Burr Secretary of State- James Madison Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801- The Judiciary Act of 1801‚ expanded the federal court system and allowed President John Adams to pack the Judicial Branch with members of his Federalist Party was repealed by the new Congress (Repeal Act of March 8‚ 1802) after Thomas Jefferson succeeded Adams in office. Congress passed a replacement‚ the Judiciary Act of 1802‚ on April 29‚ 1802‚ in order to rid themselves
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known to all as Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was heavily influenced by the Enlightenment and its ideas of reason‚ impacting future decisions that would go on to shape America today. Although Thomas Jefferson did not directly appear in the time during the Enlightenment‚ many ideas influenced him and affected his views. Thomas Jefferson believed in the central idea of reason and he actually thought that through reason‚ an improved society could be built for man. Thomas Jefferson could be described
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Thomas Jefferson was an American founding father who was born in April 13‚ 1743 and died in July 4‚ 1826. With his good 83 years of life Thomas became a third President of the United States‚ his father died when Thomas was 14‚ his mother decided to move to Tuckahoe Plantation. Thomas inherited 5‚000 acers of land by the age of 21. Jefferson got educated at a collage called Wren Building‚ by age nine Jefferson new how to speak Latin‚ Greek‚ and French. By age 25 Jefferson had married his third-cousin
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Thomas Jefferson as an Inventor Thomas Jefferson was both an innovator and an inventor. The late 1700’s were when his inventing became recognized. During this time periods he designed and built eleven different machines and tools in order to make a better use of his time and for practicality in his world. He developed a new plow to aid in his farming and a crude copying machine so that he could make many copies quickly of the letters‚ which he wished to write. His inventions can be placed into
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Alexander Hamilton had a very important role in the founding of our nation. When George Washington was elected president‚ he appointed Alexander Hamilton to the role of Secretary of Treasury‚ for the country was in a great amount of debt due to the Revolutionary War. To assist in trying to reduce the debt‚ Hamilton‚ who had been forming ideas of a national bank in about 1779‚ suggested that Congress should charter the national bank. He believed the bank should have a start of $10 million in which
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Thomas Jefferson was at the center of American History for many years. He was a man of many talents‚ the author of the Declaration of Independence‚ and the third president of the United States. Jefferson voiced the aspirations of American like no other individual of his time. As a public official‚ historian‚ and plantation owner‚ he served the country for over five decades. I selected president Thomas Jefferson because I feel that his background would be interesting to learn more about‚ seeing how
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Thomas Jefferson Jane Randolph Jefferson‚ was a member of the proud Randolph clan‚ a family claiming descent from English and Scottish royalty. His father‚ Peter Jefferson‚ was a successful farmer as well as a skilled Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ in Shadwell‚ Virginia.Thomas Jefferson‚ author of the American Declaration of Independence and the third U.S. president‚ was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at the Shadwell plantation located just outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia -- near the
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back in the day‚ both trying to figure out how to run our country‚ The United States of America. Their names of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Both of these two men were brilliant and had strong feelings about their beliefs of how to manage our country. Both Jefferson and Hamilton had me hooked very strongly and Jefferson did get me on his side for a little‚ but overall Hamilton is the one I believe had better viewpoints as to how to run our government. Some of Hamilton’s main points were
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Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr meet at Weehawken on July 11‚ 1804 to end the long rivalry between both of them. The collision between Hamilton and Burr in 1804 was clear that they came from family backgrounds that have contributed to their rivalry. Burr was born into a prestigious social status and Hamilton being an illegitimate son of West Indian parents and had no connection. Therefore‚ he married Elizabeth Schuyler. Where his father-in-law was a Senate and in 1791 G. Philip Schuyler lost
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