More than any other founder, Alexander Hamilton foresaw the America we live in now. He shaped the financial, political, and legal systems of the young United States. His ideas on racial equality and economic diversity were so far ahead of their time that it took the nation decades to catch up with them. The Federalist Party supported Hamilton's vision of a strong centralized government and agreed with his proposals for a national bank and heavy government subsidies. In foreign affairs, they supported neutrality in the war between France and Great Britain. Jefferson strongly opposed Hamilton's financial plan because he feared it created a centralized government that took power that was better kept close to the people in local and state governments. During his time in Europe, Jefferson saw first hand how economic freedom and political freedom were related. Farmers poor The Wealthy educated people landowners Discussion : 1. What was Hamilton's position on representation? No, because he was talking about how representatives are evil. 2. In one of the most famous duels in American history, Vice President Aaron Burr fatally shoots his long-time political antagonist Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton, a leading Federalist and the chief architect of America’s political economy, died the following day.
Alexander Hamilton, born on the Caribbean island of Nevis, came to the American colonies in 1773 as a poor immigrant. (There is some controversy as to the year of his birth, but it was either 1755 or 1757.) In 1776, he joined the Continental Army in the American Revolution, and his relentless energy and remarkable intelligence brought him to the attention of General George Washington, who took him on as an aide. Ten years later, Hamilton served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, and he led the fight to win ratification of the final document, which created the kind of strong, centralized government that he favored. In 1789, he was appointed the first secretary of the treasury by President Washington, and during the next six years he crafted a sophisticated monetary policy that saved the young U.S. government from collapse. With the emergence of political parties, Hamilton was regarded as a leader of the Federalists.
The leader most closely associated with Desmond Tutu and FW de Klerk is 3. Nelson Mandela. Tutu and De Klerk were both prominent features in South Africa during the period of apartheid. In fact, De Klerk was the leader of South Africa that won a Nobel Peace Prize with Nelson Mandela for ending apartheid and opening elections to native South Africans rather than simply white Afrikaaners in 1994.
Freedom, maybe? I'm not so sure
Kim's identity is particularly complicated. He is European by birth, but he has been immersed the culture of India his whole life. Kim displays the traits of both the British and the Indians, but he considers the British superior to the natives, as seen in this interaction with an Indian friend:
"There was some justification for Kim - he had kicked Lala Dinanath's boy off the trunnions - since the English held the Punjab and Kim was English."
However, Kim is not comfortable with the idea of interacting with Europeans, partly because of the kind of life he leads:
As he reached the years of indiscretion, he learned to avoid missionaries and white men of serious aspect who asked who he was, and what he did. For Kim did nothing with an immense success . . . . [and] missionaries and secretaries of charitable societies could not see the beauty of [what he did].
Kim avoids British men and women who live in India. Since he has grown up with the natives, he shares their mistrust of the Europeans.
World War I certainly influenced the opinion of Americans about many aspects of the future. The U.S for instance begun to isolate itself from the world and became increasingly unwilling to interfere in any external disputes. However, it also accelerated economic growth and changed attitudes on issues like the rights of women.
