Linda Hamilton

of our downfalls, and have us plummet deeper into this crisis. Washington may have thought this was good to brush up on because there was a division in his very own cabinet. Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were both part of different political parties, which ended up causing a lot of disagreement. Hamilton thought that the rich were the greatest part of our nation and Jefferson thought it was farmers and small landowners. They had many disagreements which split Washington’s

Alexander Hamilton was one of the seven founding fathers. An immigrant who made his way into our history books and started impacting our country since the late 1700s. In this essay I’ll be talking about his life, why he’s important and who he impacts today. Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1757 in Charlestown, Nevis. When he was young his father abandoned his mother and him. His father was born of Scottish descent, and left them because of debt. This caused his mother and him to work harder

The final decade of the 1700’s brought new challenges to the American government, one being the split of the Federal party. The split of the federalist was brought upon by the two different visions in which both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had for the future of the nation. The very first signs of the two different point of view could of been seen when the Judiciary Act of 1789 was passed and that of the Bill of Right. The Judiciary Act of 1789 reflected on the vision of the federalist

The Electoral College has been in place since the founding of our country and has been the system in which every president in the history of the United States has been voted into power. Put into place so southern states with a extremely light voting population during the time of slavery wouldn’t revolt and would have a more significant impact in politics than otherwise1, the Electoral College has 538 electors total and requires a 270 majority in order for a nominee to become president, with each

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were important figures in the creation of America’s first Political party system in the 1790’s. During 1790’s, Alexander Hamilton became the secretary of the Treasury Department under the first president George Washington and he was a supporter of the Federalist Party. On the other hand, Thomas Jefferson became the secretary of the state during Washington’s presidency. The name of the political party Jefferson supported was the Republican Party. Republican

Imagine hearing a story so inspiring it makes you want to switch lives for one day just so you could walk in her shoes. Bethany Meilani Hamilton was born on February 8, 1990 in Lihue Kauai, Hawaii. Bethany started out on the waves at a very young age. She began competitive surfing when she was only eight years old. I would choose Bethany Hamilton to come speak at my school because she has such and amazing, inspiring life, her story has touched so many people, I would hope after she came to speak

In the years following the Revolutionary War, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had a number of conflicting philosophies on how best to run the young nation. Most important of all was determining the role and responsibilities of the federal government. Hamilton, a Federalist, was an advocate of a strong national government controlled by the wealthy with the power to tax and regulate commerce; Jefferson, who grew up on a Virginia plantation, championed states' rights and a laissez-faire policy

Alexander Hamilton as a Political Prophet January 11th, 1757, the supposed day that a founding father, an American statesman, and the creator of the nation’s financial system was born; his name, Alexander Hamilton. But, before all of those things came to be true, Hamilton was just a boy with an unexciting background. Mr. Hamilton was born in the Caribbean Islands of Nevis to James Hamilton and Rachel Fawcett. He had a normal childhood, spending most of his youth on the island of St. Croix where his

McCarter 186). In homage to the times of exclusion and inclusion of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton in this room during the founding father’s era of government, Hamilton: The Revolution, by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter, states that “[one] feel[s] like [one has] been Burr [..] as many times as [one has] been Hamilton” (264). Nevertheless, as Miranda identifies to a greater degree with Hamilton because of his rags to riches record, my ideologies gravitate towards Burr from experiences in

after they knew each other. When he finished war he and Aaron Burr went back and finished up their studies and practice law and they work next door to each other. Though he didn't plan it. The downfall of their friendship started Washington choose Hamilton over Burr for his right-hand man. A few years after Hamilton’s enemy came back, though not knowing he would be his enemy at the time. Who was his enemy you ask? Well, his enemies at the end of his life were James Madison, Thomas Jefferson, and Aaron