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    Thomas Jefferson. George Washington and Thomas Jefferson's' administrations contributed to establishing a stable government after the adoption of the Constitution. They strengthened the national government by passing important legislature, peaceful international affairs and economic plans. Washington strengthened the government financially because during his presidency the financial system was built. George Washington himself did not create the financial system but Alexander

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    The United States provides an excellent example of the joiner category. Alexander Hamilton proposed a seven-point program: 1) the restoration of public credit, 2) a sound system of taxation, 3) the establishment of a national bank, 4) a sound currency, 5) promotion of commerce, 6) the encouragement of manufactures, and 7) a liberal immigration policy. Hamilton support of industrialization contrasted with Thomas Jefferson and his proposal for the United States to be an agrarian society. The North began

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    Ariel Fisher College Composition 3M Mr. Claxton December 10, 2015 The Forgotten Founder Alexander Hamilton was one of the founding fathers of the United States, but little to no people recognize the accomplishments he made. As a young man he fought in the Revolutionary War under the command of George Washington and later went on to become the first Secretary of the Treasury. With a multitude of other achievements under his belt, it’s hard to comprehend how this amazing man became a forgotten figure

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    North VS. South The ways in which the north and south had become far different cultures in the areas of politics, economics, and social customs are they believe that the way of life should be the way they envision and they'll try to enforce policies that promote their style of reasoning into the government. The north is more lenient to an industry economic and the south is based on agriculture.The north and south are differently social by their thoughts on slavery. Firstly the North has always

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    Many historians today consider Thomas Jefferson as one of our nation's greatest presidents, ranking 4th behind famous leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and George Washington. Many historic events occurred during Jefferson's two terms as president such as the Louisiana Purchase, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, and the Embargo Acts of 1807-1809. In this essay, we will examine the major historic events that took place during the Jefferson presidency and determine whether or not

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    Tex Elliott Mr. Matthews US History 10 5 October 2017 Federalist VS Anti-Federalist Since America’s early founding in 1776 we have been a country of wide ranging political views. Our first two political parties were the Federalist and the Anti-Federalist. These two parties changed how people think about government issues, political opinions, and the topics that drove the growth of our nation. Federalist and Anti-Federalist split the nation with beliefs, important politicians, and support from

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    legendary duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is related in its entirety. It was by far the most prominent deadly standoff between two men in history. Ellis relates the background and brief biographies of the two men involved in the duel. He also reveals the context for the duel, a culmination of political and personal jabs at Burrs character by Hamilton. In fact these jabs held a good deal of truth, and finally resulted in Burr challenging Hamilton. Both Hamilton and Burr went to the plains

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    chose was Loose vs Strict Construction. In my opinion, the main difference is about the bank issue. A loose construction means that if says nothing about the issue, then you can do it. A strict one means that if it doesn’t say one way or the other, then you can’t do the process. At first, Alexander Hamilton wanted to build a national bank that would be only for the government. But Thomas Jefferson disagreed with Hamilton’s statement. Since Jefferson is not with the same party as Hamilton, he believed

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    Thomas Jefferson was an educated Republican and like many politicians today he made some empty promises and did not really portray what he stood for. In my opinion I agree with Henry Adams criticism that Jefferson and his party said one thing and did another. Jefferson and the his republican party won the white house. Before his presidency he expressed his views to be a strict constructionist. While in office he portrayed his political views to be a Republican. Yet his republican party actually

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    introduced to Hamilton: An American Musical written by the young composer, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Hamilton is a musical, based on the book Alexander Hamilton written by Ron Chernow, which tells the story of the life and the tragedies of founding father Alexander Hamilton. This musical uses various styles of rap, hip-hop and R&B music that remain foreign genres when it comes to the average show tune that is heard (Piepenburg 1). Bringing in about 30 million dollars at the box-office and rising, Hamilton is right

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