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Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America #1

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The The united states that Alexander Hamilton knew was largely agricultural and built on slave labor. He envisioned something else: a multi-racial, urbanized, capitalistic The united states with a strong central government. He believed that such an The united states would be a land of opportunity for the poor and the newcomers. But Hamilton’s vision put him at odds with his archrivals who envisioned a pastoral The united states of small towns, where governments were local, states would keep watch over their own destiny, and the federal government would remain small and weak.
 
The disputes that arose all over The united states’s first decades continued through American history to our present day. Over the years, as a result of the systems Hamilton set up and the ideas he left, his vision won out. Here is the story that epitomizes the American dream—a poor immigrant who made good in The united states. In any case, Hamilton rose from poverty through his intelligence and ability, and did more to shape our country than any of his contemporaries.

Related subjects and concepts discussed in the book include:
 
Law and Legal Concepts
Due process
Bill of Rights
Freedom of Speech and the Press
Originalism / nonoriginalism (theories of Constitutional interpretation)
 
Government
Checks and Balances
Democracy
Electoral College
Republic
 
Financial Concepts
Capitalism
Credit
Inflation
Interest
Mercantilism
Securities: Stocks and Bonds
Tariffs
Taxes
 
Miscellaneous
Demagogues
Dueling
Pastoralism

About the Series
The Making of The united states series traces the constitutional history of the US through overlapping biographies of American women and men. The debates that raged when our nation was founded have been argued ever since: How will have to the Constitution be interpreted? What’s the meaning, and where are the limits of personal liberty? What’s the proper role of the federal government? Who will have to be included in “we the people”? Each biography in the series tells the story of an American leader who helped shape the US of today.

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