The America that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic America with a strong central government. He believed that such an America would be a land of opportunity for the poor and the newcomer...
with the Constitution and working in the George Washington’s cabinet, Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson suffered from a feud due to their strong opposing beliefs of government. Hamilton never changed his belief in a strong central government which is partly why our government is the way it is today...
His legacy went on to affect the way the rest of the world interpreted the proper role of government. Numerous political experiments took place in the following centuries, but still, Hamilton's notions of a strong central government made other systems appear weak in comparison. In a letter to...
As the first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton prepared the groundwork for the nation's financial system. His firm support for a strong central government set him apart, but his life ended tragically in a duel with Aaron Burr. Alexander Hamilton's Early life Alexander Hami...
An admirer of British political systems, Hamilton was a nationalist who emphasized strong central government and successfully argued that the implied powers of the constitution could be used to fund the national debt, assume state debts, and create the government-owned bank of the United States. ...
Hamilton favoured a strong and active central government. Jefferson was eager to preserve the rural economy in which he had grown up in Virginia. Hamilton proposed to promote economic development, especially manufacture, and vest in the national government the function of actively fostering such ...
Apart from his contributions to The Federalist and his reorganization of the United States financial system in the 1790's Hamilton is best remembered for his consistent emphasis on the need for a strong central government. His advocacy of the doctrine of "implied powers" to advance a broad inter...
The Federalist Party believed in the need for a strong central government. They claimed it would protect the freedoms they had fought for in the American Revolution. At the same time, they also argued for a loose interpretation of the Constitution in order to ensure that the freedoms and liber...
After the war, he strived for a strong union of states and a powerful central government to make the United States a thriving and prosperous nation. Later, the publication of the Federalist Papers shocked the country, and Hamilton wrote 51 of the 85 articles, which contributed to the adoption...
Hamiltonwas a nationalist who emphasized strong central government and successfully argued that the implied powers of the constitution could be used to fund the national debt, assume state debts, and create the government-owned bank of theUnited States. These programs were funded primarily by an a...