Alexander Hamilton (unit 3 sac 2) Flashcards
(11 cards)
What were Hamilton’s roles?
(3 points)
Washingtons Aide-de-camp (later battlefield commander)
Secretary of the treasury
Federalist
What were Hamilton’s actions?
(4 points)
Speeches at Philadelphia convention
Ratification debates (wrote 51/85 Federalist papers)
Key role in Yorktown (led attack on British redoubt)
Introduced plans for first bank of US (established 1971)
What were Hamilton’s ideals?
(4 points)
Federalist
Abolitionist (more socially aware than other 3 due to upbringing)
education/economic stability
natural rights
How did Hamilton help change the new society?
(3 points)
Criticised articles of confederation
Economic system - reformed economic state
Used Shay’s rebellion to push for constitutional reform (also challenge)
Hamilton continuities with the old regime?
(2 points)
Model for bank heavily influenced by Bank of England (supported public credit + facilitated government borrowing)
Supported strong fed government
Hamilton classes
(3 points)
Initially orphan
Rich white man
Supported limited suffrage (voting rights)
What challenges did Hamilton face?
(3 points)
Upbringing
Against the Bill of Rights (believed constitution implicitly protected indiv rights)
Getting constitution ratified (fed papers)
How did Hamilton consolidate the new regimes power?
(2 points)
Economic stability through First Bank of the US
Ratifying Constitution established strong centralised gov
How did Hamilton make compromises on revolutionary ideals?
Accepted constitutions limited power (The Great Compromise)
3 Hamilton quotes
“Those who stand for nothing fall for anything”
“A nation without a national government is…an awful spectacle” (fed paper 85)
Interpretation of Hamilton quotes
“visionary architect…laid financial+constitutional foundations for a stable republic” - Ron Chernow, journalist
