...With his own musical, Alexander Hamilton is one of the best of our nation’s founding fathers that helped find America. He creating America alongside George Washington, Aaron Burr, Thomas Jefferson and many other founding fathers of America. He is an effective founding father of America because he created the first National Bank, helped in the Revolutionary War, and helped the Constitution after the Revolutionary War. Known as the father of the National Banking System, Alexander Hamilton helped with the treasury by creating the first National Bank of America. George Washington place Hamilton as the first Secretary of the Treasury. “Washington was not comfortable with financial affairs and Hamilton was a trusted friend… He admired the British...
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...In Ron Chernow’s, Alexander Hamilton, Chernow tries to paint an image of what he calls “America’s most controversial Founding Father” (Chernow, 16). His work provides the reader with a broad view of early American political climate and culture, while emphasizing Hamilton’s accomplishments and relations with other Founding Fathers. The general picture of Hamilton that comes to mind in the thoughts of historian’s is an image of a brilliant man who was overbearing and involved in political scandals such as advocating for monarchy, protectionism, mercantilism, a centralized banking system, and a stronger federal government. Many are familiar with his popularized Federalist Papers, and know about his infamous political rivalry with Aaron Burr, who...
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...Founding father Alexander Hamilton worked in the George Washington administration. He publicly advocated the ratification of the constitution and, in attempt to promote it, he co-wrote the Federalist papers, a collection of 85 articles written by different founding fathers that attempted to promote . In particular, he wrote numbers 16 and 17 which described his thoughts on the constitution and emerging government. Through these articles he highlighted the importance of a ratified “law of the land” to make a distinction between the national and local governments and equalize the power between them. Initially, in number 16, Hamilton stressed the union of local governments, by use of a national government, to regulate itself as a whole. He stresses...
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...The United States of America has many founding fathers. Some of which are George Washington, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton is the best founding father, he was the most influential. Although, he does have his flaws, just like every other founding father. He founded the “Federalist Papers.” These are a collection of articles and essays written by Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay. They “sealed the deal” on the new constitution. Hamilton also architected America’s economic system in just five years from 1789-1793. Another major contribution that Alexander Hamilton has done was that he was Lieutenant Colonel and a great military leader. Alexander Hamilton founded the “Federalist Papers” in 1787. They are a series of essays and articles written to promote ratification of the constitution. Hamilton wrote Federalist Paper number six, “Concerning Dangers from Dissensions Between the States.” He argued that a disunited union would lead to domestic violence. The anti-federalists argued that the states would get along with one another even though they are disunited. Hamilton strongly disliked democracy's and republic’s. He also wrote number eleven, “The Utility of the Union in respect to Commercial Relations and a Navy.” He argued that a united union would...
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...Alexander Hamilton: The Founding Father of Elite Democracy In America today, there is a constant battle going on that is unbeknownst to the general public. It has been going on in America since the foundations of this country. However, the weapons in this war are not guns; it is the political influence that won this kind of war. The war is between the two types of democracy, elite and popular. Popular democracy is defined as, “a political system in which the people are involved as much as possible in making the decisions that affect their lives” (Miroff). On the other hand, elite democracy is defined as, “a political system in which elites acquire the power to decide by a free and fair competition for the people’s votes (Miroff).” The two types of democracy contradict each other, and since the founding of the country has been struggling to gain an edge over the other. However, in the United States, this started with the Federalists, who supported elite democracy, and the Anti-Federalists, who supported popular democracy. The Federalist Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison were put against the Anti-Federalist Samuel Adams, James Monroe, and Thomas Jefferson. Alexander Hamilton was a...
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...Alexander Hamilton was a man who was quite an influence in our country. Even at his young age, he wowed the other famous men in his time with his amazing literary skills, eventually gaining himself a spot in the Continental Congress. Still today Hamilton is still a well known figure in and throughout American history. He did not sign the Declaration of Independence but is considered a founding father due to his helping in the framing of that document. Despite his many accomplishments Hamilton had a hard early life. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, either 1775 or 1777, the exact year was never known. He was born out of wedlock and after being abused by his real father, Alexander's mother left to St. Kitts. Rachel (Alexander’s mother) soon met and moved in with James Hamilton and had another son named James who was Alexander’s older brother. She then moved back with Alexander to live with James Sr. He left them again and they lived in poverty forcing Alexander at the young age of 11 to find a job. After working as hard as she could, Rachel died at the age of 38. Leaving Alexander and his brother orphans, as their step father had abandoned them. “Our great error is that we suppose mankind to be more honest than they are.” - Alexander Hamilton - 1787 Later in his life Alexander was able to work as an...
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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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...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 signed between the Barons of Medieval England and King John. The |The Magna Carta established the right of due process and provided a basis of higher law that could not | | |Great Charter was signed at Runnymeade near the Windsor Castle and was an attempt by |be altered by executive mandate or legislative acts ("Magna Carta: Cornerstone Of The U.s. | | |the Barons to prohibit the King from abusing his power over the people ("Magna |Constitution", n.d.). | | |Carta", 2000-2012).. | | | |The Magna Carta consists of 63 clauses, many of the clauses address the English legal |Magna Carta: Cornerstone of the U.S. Constitution. (n.d.). Retrieved from | | |system. It states that every man shall...
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...In June 2022, I found out about an award-winning, American hip-hop musical and movie called Hamilton. The show is about America’s Revolutionary War and is more specifically based around its founding father and first Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton. Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator, writer, lyricist, composer, and original actor of Alexander Hamilton in the play, was inspired to write this musical after reading Ron Chernow’s biography of the life of Alexander Hamilton. I decided to write this about Hamilton because I think it’s an interesting idea to make a musical about a founding father who, as Lin-Manuel Miranda says, “embodies hip-hop by the strength of his writing.” Not a lot of people would’ve read a biography and thought about how it would make for a great musical, but now that I've listened to Lin-Manuel Miranda go over his thought process when coming up with the idea of Hamilton in a musical form, I agree, Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton lived a very eventful life,...
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...Alexander Hamilton The Flawed Underdog Alexander Hamilton was not very famous, but that does not mean he was not impactful. At the time, America had not yet regained its financial footing, but Hamilton made contributions that no one thought a poor kid from the caribbean could. Alexander Hamilton was one of the most important founding fathers. He proved that you don’t have to be a perfect individual to be a legend. His brilliance truly shows in his incredible writing skills and his determination as the first Secretary of the Treasury. He left a legacy of being a flawed hero. Alexander’s childhood and early life were unpleasant. His father left his family when Alex was one and his mother died of sickness when he was 12. Afterwards he moved in with his cousin who unfortunately committed suicide. Then a hurricane ravaged his home, with Alexander being able to write an account of it. People were so impressed by his writing skills, which were acquired by the large amount of reading...
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...our most prominent founding fathers, who comes to mind? George Washington? Benjamin Franklin? How about Alexander Hamilton? Often an overlooked founding father, Hamilton was a very important person in our country's history. He expertly juggled his time-consuming position in the newly-independent country with having a wife and children. He had a very rich, interesting childhood, an interesting education, and made many great achievements for a man who died at the young age of 49. Nevis of the British West Indies was his birthplace, the second of two boys. The west Indies’s distance from everything else made it the ideal dumping place for those not bad enough to be executed, yet not good enough to live with civilized people....
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...A progressive voice must challenge the status quo and reinterpret what currently stands in a new way. Lin ties profanity into the story of Alexander Hamilton, a decision that would be shocking in the classroom of the old ways. In the classroom of Lin’s mind, however, he’s “on stage with the fucking roots”, performing a song about Hamilton and those “Southern Motherfucking Democratic Republicans” Lin’s refusal to follow formal rules of language shows us that he’s truly interested in pushing artistic boundaries and revising conventional storytelling. Lin’s art shows a pattern of taking the old and modeling it in modern terms. Lin sees Alexander Hamilton’s story as a “hip-hop” tale, comparing him to Biggie Smalls rather than any of his historical contemporaries, while also describing Thomas Jefferson as the “Bugs Bunny” of his time. Some historical diehards might balk at seeing Alexander Hamilton portrayed in a vulgar, common light, but according to historian Ron Chernow, Lin’s decision to tell Hamilton’s story through the common tongue is actually a rather Shakespearean method of storytelling. Lin may have sacrificed formality, but he gained more than enough in relevance. In one scene, attendants to Lin’s performance at the White House admit that Hamilton resonated with them even though they’ve felt disinterested in history for their entire lives. This confirms that Lin accomplished his overarching goal of turning Hamilton’s story into...
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... Many of our founding fathers arose from the south: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and even James Madison. When it came to writing the constitution, it was a conflict of to retain or eliminate slavery in this new country. Several of the northern states had already done away with slavery, but it was a necessity for the southern financial system. The southern elites, like Landon Carter, have lived with slaves their whole life and knew nothing immoral about it. In fact, numerous men like Carter thought the black race to be inferior and it was the duty...
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...Influences on the Constitution Table No Name HIS 301 August 1, 2013 Professor Documents that became part of the US Constitution Magna Carta A document originally written by barons in 1215 and called the Articles of the Barons, is later modified and a formal version of the document was written and became known as Magna Carta. According to "Magna Carta" (n.d.), “In the 17th century, however, two defining acts of English legislation–the Petition of Right (1628) and the Habeas Corpus Act (1679)–referred to Clause 39, which states that "no free man shall be… imprisoned or disseised [dispossessed]… except by the lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land." Clause 40 ("To no one will we sell, to no one will we deny or delay right or justice")” (The Document and Its Legacy). This document would have big implications for the future of the American legal system. A specific part of this document was influenced in part of an amendment and written into the Constitution of what is known to become the Fifth Amendment of the US Constitution. The document became the basis of a higher law that could not be altered, even by legislative acts. It embraced the leaders of the American Revolution and parts of it are embedded in the US Constitution and enforced by the Supreme Court. The part of which we referring to say, “Nor shall any person be deprived...
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...Based on Ron Chernow’s biography of Alexander Hamilton , Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical Hamilton aims to answer the question it poses in its opening lines: “How does a bastard, orphan, son of a whore and a Scotsman… grow up to be a hero and a scholar?” . Chronicling the life of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton, from his difficult upbringing in the Caribbean to his death at the hands of his friend and rival Aaron Burr, Hamilton has received critical acclaim, 11 Tony Awards , and 7 Olivier Awards , amongst other accolades. This essay will focus on how Miranda represents race within the musical, though his decision to cast people of colour as most of the main roles, and his engagement with the narrative of actual people of colour during the American...
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