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Alexander Hamilton Impact

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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 and rely on friends and family to support themselves. Then when he was around 13 his mother died, leaving him orphaned. He then went to live with a cousin, who soon after committed suicide. From a young age, he had to learn to survive for himself. When he was 14 he was put in charge of a trading charter. He knew he was poor, and had no way to get anywhere unless he worked hard. Hamilton had to grow up way too soon and began to read and write and find any source of education possible. When he was about 15, Hamilton wrote a description of a sermon he heard by Hugh Knox for a newspaper, The Royal-Danish American Gazette. His writings somehow found their way into the hands of a group of readers. Their interests were peaked by the description, and even more so when they found out who it was written by. They all decided this young man deserved a better shot and sponsored him to continue his education in the colonies. Hamilton found his way to the colony of New York, attending

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