Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11, 1755, on the islands of Nevis and was the youngest illegitimate son of Rachel Faucett Lavien and James Hamilton. As a young child Hamilton worked for a merchant, he was later on sent to the American colonies to be educated. At only sixteen years old, young Hamilton was on his own. When arrived, Hamilton focussed very much on his studies. He was enrolled in King’s college which is now Columbia University, however “due to the war with the British his studies were cut short” (enote.com).
Hamilton played a big role during the war, “In 1775, after the first engagement of American troops with the British at Lexington and Concord, Hamilton and other King’s College students joined a New York volunteer
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The more Hamilton worked for Washington, the more he realized and learned how weak the government was. Eventually after Hamilton’s military and law career, he finally decided to settle down into politics and government. “Hamilton's political agenda entailed establishing a stronger federal government under a new Constitution” (Biography.com). In the year of 1787, in Philadelphia, many came together such as John Jay, James Madison and more to “write a series of essays defending the proposed Constitution, now known as The Federalist Papers” …show more content…
Hamilton refused to revise the Articles of Confederation and instead proposed a Constitutional convention. All three men agreed and wanted a strong central government. “First, they explained that a strong government was needed for a variety of reasons, but especially if the United States was to be able to act effectively in foreign affairs” (ushistory.com). “Second, it tried to convince readers that because of the "separation" of powers in the central government, there was little chance of the national government evolving into a tyrannical power” (ushistory.com).
Hamilton wanted to replace the Articles of Confederation because he felt as if, things were still the same and most states would stay as it being “too democratic”. In addition, Hamilton was a big believer on dealing with the industrializations and money which made him devoted. “Hamilton sought a strong central government acting in the interests of commerce and industry” (let.rug.nl). Hamilton opposed those who were on the other committee, which were the anti-federalists who wanted something else for