their time, leaders like Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton. The decisions by these early political leaders, leaders would lead to the establishment of precedent, many of which still exist today, with tangible effects. The economic policies of Hamilton left political impacts, such as, precedent to how the Constitution was interpreted, economic impacts like the National Bank, and social impacts which led to an increase in sectionalism. Hamilton's…
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Cassi Foreman HIS 131 Ms. Klesmith April 23, 2015 Alexander Hamilton (America’s Financial Genius) Alexander Hamilton is mostly known for signing his name on the United States Constitution, but most people fail to admire his other accomplishments .“Hamilton is considered to be America’s “financial genius,” (Uschan 78). He was the founder of the financial system that we still use today. He was America’s first Secretary of the Treasury and was one of the great men who founded and established…
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Aaliyah James History 201 Analytical Research Essay #1 Hamilton’s Economic Plan Being a dominant figure in Washington’s political party, Washington appointed Alexander Hamilton to be his talented secretary of the treasury. Hamilton was superior in his person tastes and political philosophy. He believed that government needed to be under an enlightened ruling class. The new government required the support of the wealthy and powerful. Hamilton proposed that the new government take responsibility for…
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Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had fierce debates over the federal government and the future economy of the developing United States of America. They both had very different views on how the newly forming country should be developed. In this time period, there were only two political parties, the Federalists, and the Democratic-Republicans. Hamilton was the leader of the Federalists, as Jefferson was the leader of the Democratic-Republicans. Through their debates, they both helped define…
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Alexander Hamilton, youngest of the founding fathers, major author of the Federalist paper and the United States first Secretary of Treasury One vision of America was put forward by Alexander Hamilton, who’d served in the war was Washington’s top aid and would go on to be his first Secretary of Treasury Strong personality, had a very definite idea about what he wanted the future of America look like: He wanted the country to be mercantile, which means that he believed we should be deeply involved…
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was when the country created its federal government, formed political parties, and strengthened its national identity. I think the three most significant events of this era were the approval of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, Alexander Hamilton’s economic plans, and the Alien and Sedition Acts. The Constitution and the Bill of Rights were important achievements that developed the American political system and culture. The Constitution created a federal government with powers shared by the…
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political history that put a Founding Father to shame. Alexander Hamilton's contributions are a staple of the United States of America’s identity. Yet, his private life remains a subject of fascination and debate. In 1791, an uproar would surface that not only shook the foundations of his personal life, but also unleashed a storm of political and public scrutiny that tested every aspect of his legacy. In exploring the details of Hamilton's affair, a revealing light is cast on the complications of…
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Though seemingly cordial in the beginning of George Washington's administration-Alexander Hamilton, who was the current Secretary of Treasury, and Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State-went head to head when Hamilton proposed several financial programs that Jefferson believed as unconstitutional and even led to "quasi-political parties, the Democrats and the Federalists." (page 18, Critchlow). The first issue that Hamilton wanted to address as Secretary of Treasury was the increasing national debt…
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of 1800 the Democratic republicans kept most of Hamilton’s finical plan in place. The use of the elastic clause was used to both support economic and military decisions of the party in power. Although the two parties originally had opposing viewpoints in the late 1700’s, their ideas reversed as power shifted to Jefferson and Madison. In Jefferson’s presidency loose constructionism became very common in his party starting with Hamilton’s finical plan. In Jeffersons letter to Samuel Kercheval he stated…
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Articles of Confederation must be revised to provide equal opportunity for current states with the new creation of new states. The sovereignty of each state is precious in its self, but we cannot allow new states to get a leg on the nations key economic producers. As a statesman from Virginia it is important to me that you protect our industries, vineyards and tobacco farms. The articles do a good job of pointing out the voluntary participation of our union and states sovereignty. However the…
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