Hamilton, Alexander
(b. January 11, ca. 1755; d. July 11, 1804) Key aide to General Washington during Revolutionary War; first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
As a penniless boy in the British West ...
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Alexander Hamilton
Born January 11, 1755Nevis, British West IndiesDied July 12, 1804New York, New York
Secretary of the treasury, political leader, lawyer, soldier, journalist
"Give all pow...
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Congressional Report on Manufactures
Excerpt from Report to Congress on the Subject of Manufactures
Presented to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, December 5, 1791
Published in the Annals o...
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Alexander Hamilton
Born January 11, 1755 or 1757 (Nevis, British West Indies)
Died July 12, 1804 (Weehawken, New Jersey)
Secretary of the U.S. treasury, political leader
As the nation's first s...
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The first U.S. secretary of the Treasury, Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) was instrumental in developing the nation's first political party, the Federalists.Alexander Hamilton's birth date is disputed,...
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Author of numerous essays, the Itinerarium (written in 1744), and The History of the Tuesday Club (written in 1755), and guiding genius of colonial Maryland's foremost gentleman's club, the Tuesday C...
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Alexander Hamilton is justly remembered for his creative and energetic contributions to important American institutions in the founding era--to the Constitution, both at the framing convention and in ...
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Hamilton headed the Federalist party. The Federalists were in favor of a strong federal government and weak state governments. They also were pro-British and opposed the French Revolution. Its followe...
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Alexander Hamilton was a great man who achieved many great and wondrous things. He was born on January 11, 1757 in the British West Indies, although other sources say 1755. He died on July 12, 1804, ...
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Alexandra Hamilton was the secretary of the treasury. Hamilton wanted to build a strong economy. He faced many major problems, how ever among the most pressing was the large government debt.
Duri...
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"Real firmness is good for anything; strut is good for nothing."(Flexner) These words spoken by Alexander Hamilton show exactly the type of man that he was; determined, ambitious, always striving ...
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The main reason Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr became deadly enemies was their immense differences. They had different backgrounds, ambitions, goals, beliefs, and political methods. All of these ...
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Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential founding fathers of the United States. As the first secretary of the treasury, he placed this new nation on firm financial footing. His financial gen...
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After surviving the American Revolution and enduring the inadequacy of government under the Articles of Confederation, the United States needed a miracle to extricate itself out of a financial calamit...
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Hamilton, Alexander
Alexander Hamilton
Congressional Report on Manufactures
Hamilton, Alexander
Alexander Hamilton
Alexander Hamilton
