William Hamilton

Although Aaron Burr, b. Newark, N.J., Feb. 6, 1756, fought in the American Revolution and became an important political figure, serving a term (1801-05) as vice-president of the United States, he is best remembered today for having killed Alexander Hamilton in a duel. The son of a president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the grandson of another (Jonathan Edwards), Burr could trace his ancestry back to the earliest Puritans. He entered Princeton at the age of 13, graduated

should be ran and how our economy should produce our money. For instance two great presidents have two different outlooks on how our economy and our politics should work. Thomas Jefferson wanted an economy based on small family owned farms, while Hamilton on the other hand wanted to manufacturer and produce as much as possible in factories. Both of their plans for the economy have many strong points, but they also have some weak points. Many small towns and families make their living off of their

Alexander Hamilton was extremely concerned with this uprising because he wanted to mainly suppress the revolt and the set an example of government authority. Permitting the rebellious farmers to display that behavior would be like an act of anarchy and consequently

authority as that of a dictator or such other type of leader. Alexander Hamilton: I would also call Alexander Hamilton a statesman. Hamilton’s six part plan to relieve the United States of its foreign and domestic debts was indeed for the good of the country. Also, Hamilton called together the Continental Congress to amend the Articles of Confederation and proceeded to carry it out in a fair and just manner. Finally, Alexander Hamilton refused to join Aaron Burr’s campaign because he believed Burr was

In the book “A Magnificent Catastrophe” author, Edward J. Larson examines all aspects of the events that occurred during the First Presidential Campaign in the 1800s. Larson discusses the Presidential Election rivalry battle between Thomas Jefferson of the Republicans and John Adams of the Federalists. In 1776 both John Adams and Thomas Jefferson were sent to Philadelphia as delegates to the second continental congress, they joined a five-member committee, which drafted a Declaration of Independence

Americans are aware of the profound impact Alexander Hamilton had on our nation’s development with his creation of multiple, important institutions. Hamilton, a true Founding Father of our nation, is primarily accountable for the design and establishment of Federal institutions, especially for the financial system which helped form the states into a nation. These creations of his helped put this nation on its path toward an industrial economy. Hamilton wanted a manufacturing economy founded on financial

The Transformational Leadership of Alexander Hamilton The concept of transformational leadership is relatively modern when compared to Alexander Hamilton’s vision of an “energetic executive” (Pandey & Wright, 2010). First defined in the 1970’s (Daft, 2015), transformational leadership traditionally refers to leaders in the private sector, not government service (Pandey & Wright, 2010). However, the vision and accomplishments of Alexander Hamilton helped create both the financial and public administration

themselves. Throughout the book, the theme of truth is expressed in the accounts of the political leaders and Ellis’ writing. The theme can be found through the accounts of Hamilton and Burr, Washington, and Adams and Jefferson. Ellis’ novel seeks to find the truth in the moments of history. In the first chapter, the Hamilton and Burr duel is introduced. This is considered one of the most famous duels in American history. The author states that the story is presented with “all available and indisputable

Trapped in America For an American citizen my freedom is determined by the government, making me question if I am truly free. Arguably many Americans have a political dispute over our free, if our country is free or not. No doubt, I am by the side that thinks we aren’t free. We aren’t even close to being free, we aren’t a country who based our idea of being free and let people come into our country to feel safe and to feel at home. “The land of the free and the home of the brave” (Francis Scott

The reason why I picked Alexander Hamilton is because he was the founding father that set up our economic system when George Washington was president. With my life right now I am very into the economy and the business aspect of our government and our world today. So I feel like Alexander and I would have gotten along very well and talked about what was up with the economy and setting up everything to get our country out of debt and kept out of debt. And Alexander is much known for his battle success