Alexander Hamilton Importance

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On January 11, 1757, a baby was born in the British West Indies. That baby would soon be known as Alexander Hamilton, one of America’s founding fathers. In the future, he would be known as a federalist, a lawyer, a lieutenant colonel, and a graduate of King’s College, now Columbia University. He would be known largely for his advancements in the American economy, his humble orphan beginning, and, later, his face being printed on the American ten dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton was important to American history for many reasons including, but not limited to, the fiscal policies and a long held feud with Thomas Jefferson. Role in early republic - National Bank, becoming George Washington's Secretary of the Treasury, and helping to create the …show more content…

One of the fiscal program’s inclusions was called the Tariff of 1789, high taxes on foreign goods. Secondly, the program clumped together the debts of all of the states. Those debts would be paid for by the federal government in return for two states giving up land to be turned into the America’s capitol, Washington D.C. Lastly, Hamilton’s fiscal program came up with the United State’s bank system. Whiskey rebellion tax collectors attacked in angry mob farmers rebel one even inspired by french and want guillotine wash’s attempts of peace no work hamilton really wanted to use military force against them, called them traitors him and cabinet decide get militia involved wash doned general uniform that looked like revolution one (decided con needs defending, farmers actions are treasonable opposition) and rode on horse w militia to farmer rebels farmers didn’t resist, asked for clemency, and it was granted on account of them following law In the year 1791, Congress exercised a tax on whiskey and other distilled spirits to assist in the lessening of the federal debt. Hamilton supported the tax owing to the fact that one of his goals was to reduce federal debt. Many farmers in Pennsylvania and Virginia troubled by the tax for the fact that they could no longer make money from the wheat used in whiskey. Angry mobs attacked …show more content…

Hamilton was, after all, much too astute politically to believe his official reasoning that his involvement would have a positive effect. Nothing was more basic to Hamilton's personality than a love of military command and all the danger and glory it afforded; and the opportunity to once again ride out in uniform with Washington must have been irresistible to him. There was also the lingering influence of Genet, who during his short tenure as France's representative on American shores had helped stir up much opposition to government policies. At the time of the Whiskey Rebellion, the reign of terror was well underway in France. The Whiskey Rebellion brought shades of France's anarchy and violence to the American republic, and the fear of similar mob rule on the part of the administration and its supporters cannot be

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