How Did Alexander Hamilton Shape American Finance

Hamilton had a vast majority of ideas; from combining state and national debt to the whiskey tax. Now, these two examples had a fair amount of opposition, but each was adopted. Combining state and national debt not only forced every American citizen, no matter if their state had paid off their debt or not, to pay taxes and gave the government more money. This financial plan also gave the government itself stronger, more steady footing in running the new country.

The war of 1812 was one of the most controversial war in american history. The british empire formally recognized the independence of the united states with the treaty of paris in 1783. That officially concluded the american revolution but tensions remained.   The united states wanted to expand into the western territory and establish free trade with europe and that included britain's enemy france.

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 revolutionary war. The united states owed $11.7 million to foreign countries and $40.4 Million to U.S Citizens. The way that Hamilton wanted to pay off the national debt was by slowly paying the total value of all war bonds.

The War of 1812 was declared by United States on Great Britain because they were impressing American Sailors and blocked any trade with France. Canada and the Native Americans joined the British in the war. Donald Fixico, an Arizona State Professor wrote “A Native's Perspective on the War of 1812” where he states how the death of the leader of the Native American confederation and war icon Tecumseh, ruined any chance of the Native Americans pushing the US back in expanding into their territory. After Tecumseh died, the British abandoned the Natives which really gave them no chance to defending themselves against the American push west. Fixico goes on about how a strong leader like Tecumseh played a huge role for the Natives. After he died the Americans kept expanding west and the Natives couldn’t handle it. Donald Hickey a professor at Wayne State College writes “An American Perspective on the War of 1812” where he states that the war was started over how the US couldn’t trade with any European country and Great Britain kept impressing American sailors. Hickey explains how the foreign policy of Great Britain irritated the US and caused a declaration of war which helped the US gain land at the end of the

Alexander Hamilton is one of the most influential figures in early American history. Hamilton was first secretary of the treasury appointed by George Washington himself. He was also the center figure of the Federalist Party, believing in a strong and powerful central government. Because he was the secretary of the treasury, he held great power towards both domestic and foreign policies. The most famous policy he was known for establishing was Hamilton’s Program.

In the late 1700’s, Alexander Hamilton was in the spotlight. Popular among federalists for philosophy and ideas. Hamilton fought for the emerging nation to have a prosperous trading system and efficient manufacturing. He believed in having a strong central government, with a loose interpretation of the constitution. Hamilton’s goal was to rid the new nation of debt caused by the Revolutionary war.

The War of 1812 was a war that lasted for two years that helped the United States to firmly and officially establish its independence. After finishing with the concern of France, England turned its attention over to the United States. At first, the United States did not want to resort to war and fighting (Doc. B) but rather sort out their issues economically--because England had seized all ships that did not stop in the British port before heading to their other European destinations, Congress passed the Embargo Act and then the Non-Intercourse Act, allowing trade with all nations except France and England. Then, England refused to allow this trade to occur, so America had to resort to war. The Northeastern Federalists were not in favor of

While both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson played tremendous roles in the development and founding of the United States, their beliefs were vastly different. Hamilton believed that America’s power should be based in a federal government. On the other hand, Jefferson believed that the power should be distributed amongst the states construed of local governments. These beliefs and views on the order in which America should be run, strongly influenced their actions and how they supported and changed the American government. Jefferson and Hamilton strongly opposed each other in regard to the practicality of a national bank and believed that the bank should act in different roles.

The Revolutionary War has ended and we have just signed the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton leads a Federalist Party which is based on a strong federal government. While Jefferson leads the Democratic-Republicans which believes in a state government lead by the people. In the Early Republic, Alexander Hamilton played a greater role than Thomas Jefferson in shaping the United states as shown in his economic policies, his belief in a strong federal government, and his interpretation of the Constitution.

The War of 1812, the United States took on Great Britain who had the greatest naval power in the world. The causes of

The War of 1812 is considered to be the second War of Independence fought between the colonists and Britain after the American Revolution. The American colonists once again felt the push from the British to adhere to their political and economic laws which the majority of them had no intention of doing and were once again willing to go to war to finally establish their independence, as well as gain their honor from the British. There were several reasons why the United States were willing to do this that involved international trade, impressment, westward expansion, and a new Congress.

The War of 1812 was the result of an ongoing feud between France, Great Britain, and the United States. The causes of the war included Britain attempt to restrict trade between France and the United States, Britain’s navy intimidating American seamen and the U.S. attempt to expand their territory. Before going into the war, the United States was fully aware that Britain had the greatest naval power in the world so this would be the costliest war financially and physically. The United States knew that this conflict with Great Britain would have a tremendous impact on the country’s future so they had to address the issue immediately and aggressively. But the United States defeated Britain once before they knew they can defeat them once again.

The War of 1812 was started by America due to British encroachment on three fronts, trade restrictions imposed by the British, the increasing alliances of the British with Indian tribes blocking American expansion West, and due to British interference with merchant class ships in the Atlantic. The war was fought in the Great Lakes region between America and Canada, near New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico, in the Atlantic trade routes, and around Washington DC. The British had always considered the American insurrection in the 1770s to be a temporary event, their continued battles within the European continent as well as the rest of the British empire had proven to be too distracting to keep a solid check on North America. The British also had not anticipated a war in North America in the lead up to the war of 1812 due to the fragility of the American states, leading to the hubris Britain retained in its relations with the young United States of America.

The War of 1812 was fought between the United States and Great Britain from June 1812 to the spring of 1815 (Findling, 15). When the war began, it was being fought by the Americans to address their grievances toward the British, though toward the end, the issues eventually were unjustified and reasons manipulated. There is no single cause for the War of 1812 but instead, several related causes, such the influence of the War Hawks, the impressments as well as the Embargo and Non-Intercourse acts, and the British's possible interference with the Indian Nations, and land ownership disputes between the Natives and Americans, ultimately leading to the Battle of Tippecanoe.

Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson were key Founding Fathers of America who contributed to its freedom and independence. Both men were influential leaders of their time whose visions for the future of the country were clearly contrasting. Hamilton believed for a strong federal government and an economy based on banking. While Jefferson desired for a nation to be controlled by the states and its people. Their competing visions for the United States are still in debate until this day. Although Jefferson’s ideas were significant to America, many of Hamilton’s philosophy still holds in today’s government.