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    Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804). Born 1755 in the British West Indies In 1774, he wrote his first political article defending the Patriots ' cause against the interests of pro-British Loyalists.In 1775, at the beginning of the Revolutionary War Hamilton became part of the New York Provincial Artillery Company and fought in the battles of Long Island, White Plains and Trenton.In the year of 1777, Hamilton became General George Washington 's official assistant. In 1781 George Washington 's granted Hamilton

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    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

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    Who is Alexander Hamilton? Most people only know him for being on the ten dollar bill, others don’t even know who he is. Alexander was one of the many founding fathers who fought for our freedom and created the things that keep many of us safe today, such as freedom of speech, freedom of religion and even freedom to bear arms. Alexander has done many things to make him a hero, In this paper I will try to convince you why he is a hero. Now before we get started with what Alexander has done for this

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    Alexander Hamilton: Hero of America Bang! Alexander Hamilton’s dead! Hamilton’s dead! Aaron Burr shot him! But why… Alexander Hamilton was the Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. People know him because his portrait is on the ten dollar bill. Some people even know that he was shot by Aaron Burr. Even so, most people do not know much else about him and do not think his life was very interesting. Recently, a Broadway play about Hamilton came out. It stars Lin Manuel Miranda and

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    For my research paper I chose Alexander Hamilton over Thomas Jefferson because the many ideas that were proposed by Alexander hamilton helped shaped the way the government handles situations and how the government grow. Alexander Hamilton was picked by the first president George Washington to be in his cabinet as the secretary of the treasury. Hamilton had many problems along the way with his position but the biggest problem was how the government would pay off the national debate acquire from the

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    Alexander Hamilton has taken part in many things , he was killed in a duel because of supporting Jefferson instead of Aaron Burr . He didn’t like the “rough draft “ of the constitution so he redid some parts of it ( i’m not sure what part(s) ) . Hamilton helped with dealing with the money in all of the banks and he also was the first secretary of treasury . “Hamilton was assigned to be Captain of the group of artillery that guarded Patriots interests at Long Island and White Plains.“ (wikipedia)

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    Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton was a man of much importance to our country’s history. He is considered a Founding Father for his contributions to America as a soldier, lawyer, statesman, member of the Continental Congress, and the first Secretary of the Treasury. Hamilton was a Federalist and was in favor of the ratification of the constitution. Serving first as a soldier, he fought in the battles of White Plains, Long Island, Trenton, Brandywine Creek, Germantown, and Princeton. Soon after

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    recognized risks of dueling, and such were the risks for Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr when they met on July 11, 1804, to participate in an illegal pistol duel. Although Hamilton had an overall captivating life, an intriguing theme that can be observed throughout his life is conflict. His childhood, his competition with Thomas Jefferson, and his continual clash with Aaron Burr are three examples

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    Alexander Hamilton was one of our important founding fathers. You have probably heard of him from the Broadway show Hamilton. He has done a lot for our country that may go unrecognized. His life that led up to these accomplishments was very interesting. He has made history in his life. Now people of today follow his ways. Alexander Hamilton's life was very different than our life is now. He was born in Charlestown, Nevis in the West Indies on January 11, 1775. He was an excellent writer and very

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    Alexander Hamilton was a statesman when he wasn’t even a citizen, one of the poorest and modest founding father, an abolitionist when to be such was almost unheard of outside closed doors, and revolutionary when once again he was never born nor raised in the colonies. For someone who gets so little credit we actually owe so much to this one man. This man came to New York City with nothing but the money raised for him and his dedication. Alexander Hamilton is the only person to be able to claim that

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