How did Alexander Hamilton affect American history?

Answer 1

** He attended the Annapolis Convention and drafted a report to get the Philadelphia Convention called. At the Philadelphia (Constitutional) Convention, he remained even when the other 2 delegates left, leaving him vote-less. When he saw that the debate for New York ratification would be bitter he devised the idea for the Federalist Papers, enlisted James Madison and John Jay (who fell sick), and wrote 50-51 essays. Federalist No. 78, one of his most famous, was cited in the Supreme Court decision Marbury v. Madison which established the process of judicial review, laid down in No. 78

** As the first Secretary of the Treasury, the national economy crisis fell to him. Luckily for the United States, Alexander Hamilton was brilliant (and I mean brilliant). He set up the entire United States economy and advocated for several measures that in the 1790s were horribly controversial. The National Bank, for one, which strengthened the national government and showed that the elastic clause was actually meant to be used. Another includes the Report on Manufactures, which called for a diversified economy centred in cities -- part of this came from watching Continental troops starve in the middle of farmland. By 1795 the national debt was paid off and the United States had good credit and a good national standing which came in helpful in foreign nations.

** He also set up the United States Mint. He knew traders and smugglers quite well from clerking in the Caribbean and that helped him to establish the Customs Service and the Coast Guard -- in 1962 we still used the protocols he wrote up.

** Lastly, his influence in the election of 1800 (which was a last effort to come on top) led to Jefferson's victory, which led to the Louisiana Purchase, not to mention his own death.

In short, Alexander Hamilton had an impact on the US in that he helped call the Constitutional Convention and get it ratified, came up with the Federalist Papers, writing 51 of them, set up the United States economic system, the US mint, the Coast Guard, and the Customs Service, and his influence in the election of 1800 led to Jefferson's victory.

Answer 2

Alexander Hamilton has been dead for about 207 years, and thus is unlikely to have any views on the United States as it is today. He would no doubt be pleased to see that we still exist as a nation, that we have grown, that business has done well. He would be very happy to see us rely on a standard currency. He would likely endorse the increases in federal government power. He would certainly be dismayed by how deeply in debt the United States is today. I doubt he would approve of our foreign military activity around the globe; that was something that the people of his generation fought against.

Answer 3

Hamilton's largest impact his his work as Secretary of the Treasury. He promised that America would repays its debt, boosting foreign confidence in American investments.

Answer 4

Alexander hamilton helped create the first bank and was treasurer of secratery

Answer 5

Alexander Hamilton was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers which were the framework for the Constitution. He also was the first secretary of the Treasury.

Answer 6

Alexander Hamilton was one of the authors of the Federalist Papers which was the framework of the US Constitution. He also was the first Secretary of the Treasury.