Later, in the presidential election of 1800, Jefferson faced an electoral tie with Aaron Burr for the presidency. Though influential with Washington, he butt heads with Thomas Jefferson and James Madison over economic and foreign policies. As Secretary, Hamilton succeeded in creating the first national bank of the United States, which produced currency, issued loans, and kept government funds. In his first term as president, Washington appointed Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury. Of the 85 Federalist Papers, Hamilton wrote 51, the most out of the three authors. Though he did not take part in drafting the Constitution, Hamilton was a staunch supporter of it and played a large part in its successful ratification. After the war, he was selected as a delegate for the state of New York and served at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. During this time, he became one of General George Washington’s most trusted aides. Despite his humble beginnings, Hamilton’s intelligence and determination propelled him to a clerkship and then an education at King’s College in New York City.Īt the onset of the Revolutionary War, young Hamilton joined the patriotic cause, participating in the battles of Trenton, Princeton and Yorktown, among others. Kitts and Nevis, on Januor 1757 to the unmarried James Hamilton, a Scottish trader, and Rachel Fawcett Lavine. Alexander Hamilton was born in Charlestown, St.
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