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Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington. In the Revolutionary War he fought alongside General Washington and served as his confidential aide. As the leader of the Federalist Party, he worked to create a strong central government for the new United States. He died in a duel with Aaron Burr.
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What event propelled Alexander Hamilton towards America from the Caribbean?
A hurricane. The hurricane struck St. Croix, the island where Hamilton worked as a clerk, and he wrote a piece about the hurricane and the things it suggested. When influential people on St. Croix heard of it and read it, they instantly realized his intelligence and began to find ways to send him to New York to go to college (expecting he would become a doctor and come back, although he never did). Hamilton was either 15 or 17 at the time, the year of his birth, 1755 or 1757 being disputed.ythis ia all a
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How did Alexander Hamilton propose to raise prices on foreign products How did he do so?
Secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton sought to raise prices on foreign goods by applying tariffs that made those products more expensive than their American counterparts. He believed it was essential to put American companies at the advantage, and by increasing their cost, make European goods look less attractive to citizens.
Australian explorer Hamilton Hume died of natural causes when he was around 75 years old.
Is Alexander Hamilton's notion of a benign capitalism possible?
are you in Dr. Ladds class??? there is nothing on the net about benign capitalism but this. is it just a term she made up?? I'm in Dr. Ladds class. I didn't really find anything on benign capitalism either. You might have better luck searching liberal capitalism, or just Alexander Hamilton and capitalism. I got some hits that way.
No. They were all very religious men, although in different ways. Some of them came from states with established religions and thought that was a proper way for a state to be run, but would have wanted the federal government out of the matter. They all saw religion as the source of righteousness and virtue and felt it was impossible to maintain a civilized society, much less a free republic, without the individual virtues engendered by religion.
What was Alexander Hamiltons view on human nature?
"I believe that most people are basically selfish and..."
Who did Alexander Hamilton support at the start of the war between England and France?
It depends on the war in question as there were several conflicts between the British and French during Hamilton's brief life.
If the question is asking about the French entree into the American Revolution (i.e. the start of war between England and France in 1778), Hamilton was probably not enthusiastic about French assistance, but he would have swallowed his pride and realized that any help for the American Rebel Army should be well-received. As a result, he would have supported France.
If the question is about the conflict between England and France during the French Revolution of 1790, Hamilton supported England since he saw many more cultural similarities between the nascent United States and England than he did with France. Additionally, English-US trade relations were much better than French-US trade relations. Since the northern states relied heavily on such trade, it was natural for Hamilton to support England over France. This caused further division between Hamilton (and his party the Federalists) vis-a-vis the Democratic Republicans like Jefferson and Madison who supported the French over the English.
The Federalist Papers
