As time has advanced, politics, people, and society have changed, but even with this, two politicians, Hamilton and Trump, are similar. In the time of Hamilton, there was revolution and turmoil in the political arena. Hamilton and others of the time were working through setting up the basics of how the United States would function. Hamilton had his hand in all aspects of government, but more specifically in economics. Through the wear of centuries, government has changed. While it still has turmoil over topics such as foreign affairs and debt, government today is different because it is more complex in areas such as political parties and approval procedure. Even with these differences Trump and Hamilton hold similarities in areas such as personality …show more content…
The first trait is being cocky. While both Trump and Hamilton bring a certain amount of cockiness to the table, they both show it considerably differently. Trump shows his cockiness largely through his speeches and interactions with other presidential candidates. He taunts and pokes at other candidates with an arrogance and confidence that portrays cockiness. An example of Trump’s cockiness through arrogance is when he tweeted, “Rosie is crude, rude, obnoxious and dumb - other than that I like her very much!” (Qtd. in Bustle) Hamilton, on the other hand, is not quite as arrogant, but still cocky. Hamilton expresses his cockiness in the way he approaches the duel which ultimately led to his death. As described in Founding Brothers, Hamilton went into the duel choosing a faulty gun and then assumed that he would miss purposefully while Aaron Burr would miss because of lack of prowess. This was not the case and even though Hamilton missed Burr did not leading to Hamilton’s fatality (Ellis). The second personality trait shared between the two politicians is their energy (Farshtey). Both politicians are extraordinarily energetic in the way they go about life. Trump goes about speeches and portraying his messages with high energy and excitement. He emphatically waves his arms around and yells getting himself and the crowds pumped up and excited to support the cause at hand. …show more content…
The debate of federal government size versus states rights is one that has been occurring from Hamilton’s time and is still continuing today. It started with The Articles of Confederation and later led to the civil war. The fact that these two politicians differ on this matter likely leads to the fact that they are in opposite political parties, Hamilton being in the Federalists, which eventually becomes the modern day Democrats, and Trump being a Republican. It is because of this dividing factor that the comparison is not perfect, but is close to
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were key Founding Fathers of America who contributed to its freedom and independence. Both men were influential leaders of their time whose visions for the future of the country were clearly contrasting. Hamilton believed for a strong federal government and an economy based on banking. While Jefferson desired for a nation to be controlled by the states and its people. Their competing visions for the United States are still in debate until this day. Although Jefferson’s ideas were significant to America, many of Hamilton’s philosophy still holds in today’s government.
I would befriend jefferson because he doesn’t have his eyes set on one goal, he considers all possibilities and supports all of them. I think Hamilton is sort of a stuck up jerk, he has no hope in farmers only industrial manufacturing. jefferson was a hardworking man he wrote the declaration of independance. Unlike Hamilton, Jefferson believed that people could make good decisions as long as they were informed. Jefferson believed in a strong state government. He was a curious man with an itch for interesting facts.
Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson represent the polarizing ends of the political spectrum in the early days of the United States government. Traditionally, Hamilton has been viewed as being in favor of a strong central government and a loose interpretation and application of the United States Constitution while Jefferson favored a weak central government and a strict interpretation of the Constitution (Foner, 2008).
Conflicting views and contrasting ideologies have always existed throughout the history of United States politics. Alexander Hamilton, who led Federalist Party, believed that a powerful central government was necessary while Thomas Jefferson, who led the Jeffersonian Republican Party, favored an agrarian nation with most of the power left to the states. Although Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were similar in that they both harbored good intentions and tried to keep the best interests in mind for the future of the United States, their policies were drastically different. Without doubt, both of their contrasting ideas served a vital role in forming the government.
Alexander Hamilton was one of the most influential figures to shape American finances. He made his contribution through the The Hamiltonian Economic Program. The goal of his plan is to improve the American economy through three steps. The first is to pay off the nation’s national debt in order for states to focus on business. This way maximum profit can be achieved. The second step is to place tariffs on imported goods to gain money. Lastly is to create a national bank in order to regulate money flow and currency. However, Thomas Jefferson strongly disagreed with Alexander Hamilton’s views which was evidently seen in the political parties, the Democratic Republicans and the Federalists. One of the main differences between the two is regarding the type of government America would have. Hamilton favored a strong federal government while Jefferson favored a small local government.
In many U.S. history classes all over the country, the Alexander Hamilton Vs. Aaron Burr duel is taught with little detail. Hamilton is a founding father, Burr is the Vice President, they challenge each other to a duel and Hamilton dies. However there is much more to the story as Hamilton consciously made the decision to throw away his shot and give Burr all of the power. This may not be the kind of decision that most people would make in this situation, but for Hamilton it was necessary. Alexander Hamilton had been through a great deal of hardships in his life. In the beginning his childhood was dark and filled with death, he tainted his love life and career with an affair, he gave his son fatal advice, and by speaking what he thought to be true he landed himself a spot in the duel against Burr. Within all of these aspects, Hamilton found himself helpless and no matter what he tried, he could not seem to fix the situation. Perhaps Hamilton decided to lay his fate in the hands of someone else for once because he never truly felt in control.
The two different visions of assembly of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton conveyed understandings of American power and the American people. For Hamilton, America's quality lay in the business industry. His America was one of delegates, specialists, speculators and banks. His party anticipated those would help these people battle in an overall business focus. Hamilton was suspicious of state governments, obliged as they were to slim neighborhood interests.
Before the Revolutionary War had occurred, many people were coming to the new colonies to start a new life; one of the people was Alexander Hamilton. He had come to the colonies after impressing people in the Caribbean and who then sent him to America to get a better education (“Alexander Hamilton”). Hamilton was an important figure in American history, but very few today remember who he was and what he did. Alexander Hamilton took a stand against traditional government by writing against and battling the British, fighting for the new U.S. Treasury, and arguing for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
In the history of America, Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State, and Hamilton, the Secretary of the Treasury, were two of the greatest leaders of our country. Although they both lead the country, that's where the similarities end as they had opposing views on everything. Jefferson was a republican while Hamilton was a federalist. Jefferson had been opposed to all of Hamilton's ideas, such as his financial plan, his interpretation of the powers of the government, his foreign policy, and his vision for the future of America. Jefferson was against Hamilton's views because his financial plan would ultimately destroy democracy in America, his interpretation of the powers of
The course of events shaped Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s lives in different ways along with competing with one another. Folks might assume that Hamilton and Burr were complete opposites but surprisingly, they were the same in various ways which led to multiple rivalries between them. Contemplate the old adage, “opposites attract, and like repel.” (Hamilton vs. Burr)
Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were very different in their methods to try and develop America as a nation. The two were very much alike because they both were avid Americans, and wanted to see the nation succeed. Both men were very involved in the U.S. Government and tried to voice their opinions on
Hamilton was a Federalist who believed in a strong, central government with a national bank. He also wanted to make alliances with Britain (Davis 86).
Though both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson served as members of President Washington’s cabinet, the two held very different views on the newly founded U.S. government, interpretation of its constitution, and the role of the “masses” in that government. These conflicting views would develop in two political parties, the Federalists led by Hamilton and the Democratic-Republicans led by Jefferson. Although both political parties presented enticing aspects, Hamilton’s views were much more reasonable and fruitful when compared Jefferson’s views; idealistic and too strict in reference to the constitution.
The political standings of Hamilton and Jefferson were the foundation and beginning of their lifelong arguments and disagreements. Hamilton was the leader
People worldwide are praising a man who doesn’t deserve it. Despite being considered one of America’s most influential founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton’s character could never compete with his political status. Alexander Hamilton has been made into an inspiration that he doesn’t deserve to be, being portrayed as the exact opposite of what he stood for in a recent resurgence of praise for him sparked in particular by the world-renowned musical Hamilton. Although he may be receiving this praise, his character is undeniably horrid due to many flaws in his character including the encouragement of anti-immigration laws and his desire for powerful landowners to get complete power in government over the