Essays on Alexander Hamilton

Ellis discusses the conflicts of the American Revolution and the history of the United States of America. I will just go by each chapter first because I feel that is easier. In chapter one Burr and Hamilton both shot at each other causing Hamilton to…

The play that was the hottest ticket in town in 1943 was The Patriots. The Patriots was similar to today’s Hamilton because they went over some of the same things such as fights between Hamilton and Jefferson, Hamilton’s plans for the national bank and if…

Ham: Hamilton believed that a solid union would be the greatest to peace, and liberty to the states. Jeff: Jefferson believed that if the whole country was ran by one government or union, it will cause a large scale of corruption to the country. Ham:…

There are two different political designs in the initial stage of constructing the United States: federalism and democratic republicanism. Hamilton is a proponent of federalism who have deep non confidence with the citizen while Jefferson advocates democratic-republican party with strong confidence in the crowds. It…

Alexander Hamilton was a smart hard-working man, you may know him as being one of the Founding Father of the United States, but do you know where he came from and what he did to get there? Let me tell you. Alexander Hamilton was born…

It’s not a common thing for a man to be a secretary of treasury, be in the military for many years, and die after a duel from a bullet. Yet, this is how the life of Alexander Hamilton went. Hamilton was a very interesting and…

“How does an orphan son of a whore and a Scotsman, dropped in the middle of a forgotten spot in the Caribbean by providence, impoverished, in squalor, grow up to be a hero and a scholar? The 10 dollar. Founding father without a father. Got…

Introduction When dusts settled from the famous Revolutionary War, the new victorious nation need a government that can runt eh country well, better than King George could of. In that, two individuals rose with great political ideas that they didn’t know would leave such a…

While issues surrounding monarchy are practically nonexistent in America today, the point Hamilton makes here is nonetheless relevant to our society despite being over 200 years old. Democracy, in Hamilton’s time, was an achievable ideal; the American Revolution was the result of many Americans agreeing…

When the founders of this country were debating how much power was to be vested in the federal government, three prominent citizens worked together to anonymously write the Federalist Papers. These documents, written by James Madison, the fourth president; John Jay, the first Chief Justice…

In American Stories, in the final paragraph of the “Alexander Hamilton” section of Chapter Seven: Politics and Society in the Early Republic, Mr. Ripper writes: “Emotion – as expressed in moral and ethical terms of right and wrong – guides politics, central to the election…

The Electoral College is essentially a group of people tasked with voting on the next President. When the people go to vote on November 4th, they are not actually choosing the next President because presidential elections are not a direct democracy where the people directly…

Hamilton and the Art of Medium Every narrative has an ideal medium, a method of storytelling that suits it best; not exactly a controversial premise but one that never quite gets the press it deserves. Some stories ought to be written down, some are meant…

Eliza Hamilton: History, Broadway, and Beyond Hamilton: An American Musical is the Broadway smash-hit based on the story of American founding father, Alexander Hamilton. The brainchild of composer, lyricist, and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, Hamilton chronicles the life, death, and legacy of the titular statesman, along…