...Alexander Hamilton was a West Indian federalist who lived in the eighteenth century. He was known largely for his advancements in the American economy and his humble orphan beginning. Hamilton even opposed slavery, though he understood the need for slaves for work. As will be stated why, Alexander Hamilton was important to American history for many reasons including, but not limited to, the fiscal policies and a long held feud with Thomas Jefferson. Role in early republic - National Bank, becoming George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, and helping to create the United States Mint. At the Constitutional Convention, Alexander Hamilton appeared. He joined in to change his lack of power in the government that the weak Articles of Confederation...
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...Alexander Hamilton was born a British subject on January 11, 1757 in Nevis, British West Indies. He died on July 12, 1804. Hamilton’s parent’s were James Hamilton a merchant. His mothers name was Racheal Levine. When his mother was very young she married John Michael Levine. His mother however, left Mr. Levine and later divorces him, under Danish law, the divorce was granted but she wasn’t allowed to remarry. This made Alexander Hamilton’s birth illegal. Alexander joined the country house of Nicholas Cruger and David Beekman, he was a clerk and apprentice at the age of twelve. At fifteen he was given the company. He attended school at Elizabethtown, New Jersey and later graduated from King’s Collage in New York with a Bachelors in Arts. At the start of the American Revolutionary war he organized an artillery and was chosen captain. He became the senior camp aid to George Washington. After the war Hamilton was elected continental congress of New York but resigned to study law and open a bank in New York. He then became the first Secretary of The Treasury on September 11, 1789. He worked on creating a government and structured cabinets. During Hamilton’s time he did three things that have helped the Untied States for what we have today. Hamilton formed a structured government, federal well-being, and political visions. Hamilton helped form the government back when he was part of the Annapolis Convention he brought up flaws from the government, which was from the Articles of Confederation...
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...From the beginning of time, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton envisioned this nation differently and were determined to enhance America by taking action and finding innovative ways to construct the U.S. Alexander Hamilton was the founding father of the U.S and chief staff aide of George Washington. Thomas Jefferson on the other hand, was one of the American founding fathers primarily because of the Declaration of Independence, he was elected as the second vice president, and was also the third president of the U.S.A. Both men had a definite idea of what they wished to see and knew it was the time to take charge. During this time period Jefferson and Hamilton impacted America and due to their differences they were able to conduct themselves to the path of succession. Therefore, Alexander Hamilton envisioned the U.S to be mercantile. Hamilton wanted a strong nation because he believed world trade will cause his era to become prosperous and guide them on the right path to evolution. Hamilton had a financial plan which was...
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...Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson are two of the most important and influential people in our country's history. Alexander Hamilton grew up on the island of St. Croix, but later moved to New York. He became well known and got involved with New York politics. The way Thomas Jefferson grew up is completely different to the way Hamilton did, that is very similar to their political view and how they always had opposing opinions on everything. Thomas Jefferson was born into a rich and respected family. His start in politics was in Virginia which was his home state. During their time served on Washington’s Cabinet they were faced with many issues such as the ideal economy and the best form of government, two topics where their opinions strongly...
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...started forming and the United States started feeling threatened (Kotowski). An example of a rebellious act that took place during this time was a group of the whiskey rebels destroyed the home of a tax collector by setting it on fire, and even after that, groups of rebels started to expand and pose a bigger threat towards the new nation (The Whiskey Rebellion). Many tax collectors, like the one mentioned, were attacked during the rebellion. They were often tarred and feathered, but some had even worse fates (Whiskey Rebellion). Alexander Hamilton decided to call on some military to help control the whiskey rebels, even though President George Washington thought it would be a better idea to send negotiators to settle the rebels peacefully (The Whiskey Rebellion). The negotiators did not do any good, however, and that is when Alexander Hamilton got his way and called in Militia to get the rebels under control once and for all. The 1300 soldiers were led by Hamilton into western Pennsylvania (Kotowski). Many locals were warned "not to abet, aid, or comfort the Insurgents aforesaid, as they will answer the contrary at their peril (Hoover).” By the time the they got to western Pennsylvania, the rebels were pretty much gone because they had heard news of...
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...a) Read Chapter 10 – stop at “Bonny Jonny” Adams Becomes President. b) Why was the Bill of Rights added to the Constitution? Because the Constitution did not guarantee the protection of the rights of individuals, James Madison proposed a number of amendments to be included in this legal document, ten of which were ratified by a majority of the states fairly quickly. These ten amendments, commonly known as the Bill of Rights, ensured civil liberties such as freedom of religion, the right to bear arms, freedom of speech, the right to be tried by a jury, freedom of the press, the right to property, freedom of assembly, and humane treatment when being punished. c) How did Alexander Hamilton attempt to improve the nation’s financial status?...
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...following quotation: “On November 1, 1800, just before the election, Adams arrived in the new Capital City to take up his residence in the White House. On his second evening in its damp, unfinished rooms, he wrote his wife “Before I end my letter, I pray Heaven to bestow the best blessings on this house and all that shall hereafter inhabit. May none but honest and wise Men ever rule under this roof.” Before becoming president, John Adams was a lawyer and his service fee was low, but he was proud that his political argument was published in several newspapers. Let me give some brief background on President Washington’s cabinet; he appointed two political leaders, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton, to his cabinet. Jefferson, a political veteran, was made the Secretary of State and Hamilton, a New York lawyer, was made Secretary of the Treasury. Adams was a member of the Continental Congress, and Congress nominated him to write the Declaration of Independence. However, Thomas Jefferson wrote more than Adams. But Adams was good...
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...made the best decisions regarding the United States government, as apposed to Alexander Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson thought that the government should be a democracy. He also believed that there should be a small government with limited powers was best to keep everyone happy. That was very important to Jefferson, keeping the people happy and he tried to make good decisions that would benefit the people. Jefferson also favored a strict interpretation of the Constitution, that the constitution meant exactly what it said, no more and no less. So if something was not in the constitution then it could not be done. He also believed that there should be laws that help to protect the people and their liberties. Jefferson's believed that the Americans were obligated to help out France. Since the French had helped us out in a time a need. In 1803 a war between Britain and France had started....
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...Can you believe that a major transformation that shaped today’s American economy and society occurred during the early 1800s. That enormous transformation in American society was called the Industrial Revolution where the use of steam power,growth of factories, and the mass production of manufactured items all became an important and major part of the economy. One of the biggest advocates for the development of industry in the United States was Alexander Hamilton, who had always argued in favor of the development of manufacturing. Distinctive geographic factors also led to different developments in the Industrial Revolution, which affected the population among the different U.S. regions. Although this revolution did have many great factors about it, not every aspect was good in the Industrial Revolution. Especially when it came to the conditions the employees had to work in. Before the Industrial Revolution had even begun Alexander Hamilton always encouraged the government to focus on the manufacturing and business aspects of the U.S. economy....
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...Federalist No.15 was written by Alexander Hamilton. The paper is written to address the issue on how we needed a stronger federal government and how it would be a good idea for the Union. Hamilton gives examples such as how “We have neither troops, nor treasury, nor government” in which is important for a strong nation and government to have and how without these it can affect the Unites States badly. The United States should have a stronger federal government if it is to prosper. Hamilton puts out many weaknesses and strengths. He argues and states that one weakness of the current confederation is how the “United States has an indefinite discretion to make requisitions for men and money; but they have no authority to raise either, by regulations extending to the individual citizens.” So, what this means is that the laws that the Union or Federal Government put out are just mere recommendations or advise for the states to follow if they so wish so. They are under no obligation to do so though. Which is a weakness and why Hamilton believes a stronger federal Government is needed. I agree with Hamilton on this statement. It is indeed a weakness for a federal government to be able to write laws but have no authority to enforce them and for them to be just mere advice for the states. If this is how it is to be then there is not really any...
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...(DQ1) Do you think the judicial branch is the least dangerous branch of government, as the video discusses? Why or why not? Discuss one example you think demonstrates the power of the Supreme Court. Jina’s Response: The Judicial Branch was called "the least dangerous branch" by Alexander Hamilton because they could not be influenced by one side or another, simply have the job of give the "right and necessary" decision on the cases. They can not or will force, their decision will be for judgement. Thus, it's roles and power would be limited. Although, the power is for judgement, they are truly slow. When a case is chosen, it pass months and more months after the decision can be reached, and for me, if they are there for judgement, why the wait?; I understand, the cases are several, but taking months for a decision is just "ridiculous" for me. The opinions about the power they have are really disperse. Some think the Judicial Branch has not power at all, as Alexander Hamilton once said, just for judgement, because the Congress has control over almost all. But many others think that the Judicial Branch it is the most dominant branch of the government, because its power influence each individual of this Nation. I agree, in part, the Judicial Branch has become very powerful, but surely is not the most powerful. Other branches of the government have clearly more power and control of many issues of the society. For example the Executive Branch or the Congress...
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...University of Phoenix Material Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta |The Magna Carta was a set of laws generated by the barons of |When the thirteen US colonies became independent from Great Britain in 1776, it | | |England and the Archbishop Steven Langton of the Catholic |needed to set a central government to pass laws and enforce the laws. During this | | |Church to limit the powers that King John possessed during the |time many British settlers followed the great Britain law that was put in place by | | |12 century and of any king thereafter. The Magna Carta came |the Magna Carta. In 1789 the United States Constitution was ratified and many of the| | |into law on June 15, 1215 and marked the beginning to a |Magna Carta laws were introduced to the foundation of what is the United States | | |constitutional England where the laws were promised to be good |Constitution. Such laws as that of no man should...
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...One of the more interesting events in the War Department’s history during the Washington Presidency was the tax rebellion nicknamed the Whiskey Rebellion. Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton helped push through an excise tax on whiskey, which was a part of Hamilton’s extensive plan of finding a way to pay the bondholders that the national debt was owed to, and centralizing the power of the national government in 1791. Hamilton believed the tax on whiskey to be a “luxury tax,” even though whiskey was consumed by many lower-income laborers and farmers, especially on the frontier. Whiskey even served as a medium of exchange in some areas of the frontier where money was scarce, and opponents of the new tax rightly argued that it targeted the poor while relieving wealthier easterners from taxation. Whiskey was a way to relax after a hard day’s work, and the rebels rightly questioned why it had been acceptable for them to resist British taxation, yet unacceptable to resist a similar mode of taxation from an already-unpopular...
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...questions: 1. Identify (a) Title of document; (b) Type of document; (c) Date of document; (d) Author(s)/ Creators of the document; (e) Where was the document published? 2. For what audience was the document written? Document Information: 3. List three things the author(s)/creators said that you think are important 4. Why do you think the document was written (purpose)? What evidence in the document helps you know why it was written? Quote from the document. 5. What do you consider the strengths and weakness of the document? (B) Scroll down to Federalists #85 and select the link to it. These concluding remarks to the Federalist Papers were written by Alexander Hamilton in order to persuade people to favor adoption of the new constitution. Read the document and answer the following questions: 1. Clarify the meaning of the four so-called defects to the Constitution that were listed in the second paragraph by Hamilton. 2. LIST at least five additional securities to republican government that Hamilton postulated the new constitution would provide. 3. DESCRIBE Hamilton’s argument that even though the new Constitution was imperfect, it should still be adopted. 4. Hamilton argued that it would be far easier to obtain subsequent than previous amendments to the constitution. EXPLAIN what he meant. Do you agree? Justify your response....
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...Influences on the Constitution Marlene Monarrez HIS/301 December 3, 2012 Instructor: Andrew Van Ness Influences on the Constitution Table |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta | Issued by King John of England in 1215 when Englishmen went to the colonies they were | The Magna Carta gave Englishmen certain human rights, | | |given charters that guaranteed them and their heirs would “have and enjoy all liberties and |freedom of religion, reform of justice system and regulated | | |immunities of free and natural subjects.” The document clearly stated that no free man could|officials. The Magna Carta limited the king’s power and created | | |be prosecuted by any means other than the law of the land. |what we know today as parliament. | | |The Magna Carta had been the very first document which proclaimed personal liberties. The | | | |Magna Carta was forced upon an English Emperor by a team of barons. This had been the first |This was used as...
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