hesitation the first place to Hamilton (Kaplan 284)”. Those are the words of prominent French diplomat Charles Maurice De Talleyrand after spending a year in the United States. Those words of respect came because of the actions and influences that Alexander Hamilton had on a young United States that still have an effect today. Hamilton helped shaped and interpret the United States constitution and set up the financial system that lead to the United States rise to a global power. Bibliography Hamilton
U.S. History Honors Summer Reading 1. According to Ellis’s preface, explain what is so phenomenal about the founding of the United States? According to Ellis it is phenomenal that the United States decided to rule as a Republic. Never before in history has a new empire or country ruled as a Republic and succeeded except for the Roman Empire. Also the colonies had no strict adhesive keeping them together as a nation, but they still managed to survive. 2. Analyze what the author calls “the paradox”
b.) The author’s thesis of this chapter is that the Achaemenid Persian Empire rose to world dominance because Cyrus and Darius had tolerance for cultural and religious diversity. Her argument for including this Empire in her book is that the story of this Empire goes along with the thesis of the whole book. The Achaemenid Persian Empire rose to global dominance because it had tolerance and then eventually fell because it became intolerant. Chua even says, “As the world’s first hyperpower, Achaemenid
is too easy. Instead I would like to challenge myself to write about a man I have deep respect for to a man who is loathed in English literature. This process may open my eyes to Alexander Hamilton’s true character traits and it may also open my eyes to why Macbeth was motivated to do such heinous acts. Both Alexander Hamilton and Macbeth come from generally disturbing backgrounds. Hamilton has a considerably less than admirable one, but Macbeth had issues of his own. Hamilton was born in the Caribbean
Madeline Wilson Founding Brothers Notes Chapter One: The Duel • Hamilton Vs. Burr o Burr was vice president of the us • Morning of July 11, 1804 • Plains of Weehawken o Actually occurred on a small ledge popular for duels due to its seclusion • Dr. David Hosack and associate Nathaniel Pendleton accompanied Hamilton • Burr brought William Van Ness, his associate, with him. • Burr had dark hair, dark skin and dark eyes • Unlike Hamilton who had a fair complexion, red hair and blue eyes. • Burr had
specific scientific branches, such as zoology, biology, and anthropology. They were also known for controlling the Persian Empire after the Persian War. King Alexander the Great initiated a war with Persia, conquered and killed the last emperors. When they got ahold of Persians important city, Persepolis, they burned it down. After Alexander, Greek culture spread out throughout Persia and it was known as Hellenistic Era. (Lecture 10). Religion also separated the Greeks and Persians. Persians placed
In Life of Alexander, Plutarch employs extensive methods to depict Alexander as a man of both great ambition and self-control, despite Alexander’s degeneration of character by the end of his life. In the modern world, the regression from just conqueror to unrestrained tyrant is completely congruent with the contemporary concept of ambiguous morality. In the ancient world, however, everything is expressed and understood in clear constructs; therefore, one’s character cannot change within a lifetime—it
When the United States first gained its independence from England in 1776, most people believed that it would fail. This most likely would have been true, had it not been for the founding fathers that held our fragile country together. Alexander Hamilton, John Adams, and Thomas Jefferson are only a few of the many political figures that helped rule the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries, helping turn this country from an oppressive monarchy to a solidified republic in only a few decades
But the Federalists would not easily forfeit. They argued that the Constitution didn’t require a Bill of Rights. The Federalist Papers written by Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay, summed up the thoughts of many Federalists. In Federalist Paper No. 84 Publius, a pseudonym under which they wrote, addressed Antifederalist worries, “Bills of rights… are not only unnecessary in the proposed Constitution, but would even be dangerous.” Publius argued that because the Constitution was “founded
Intro: Joseph J. Ellis starts out by stating in his preface that the American Revolution was both necessary and inevitable. The Revolution has been described as something that was already preordained, that, with the direction things had been headed in, the Revolution was bound to occur. With the size and power of the British army and navy, the rebellious disrupters in America should have been knocked down almost immediately, by logic’s rules. Adjacent to this lies Ellis’ statement that, “in the long