Hamilton WAS an economic genius
This lasting institution was a central component of Hamilton’s plan and is considered a bedrock of modern American capitalism
What is the stock exchange?
Jefferson’s referred economic foundation for the United States
What is agrarianism (or agriculture/farming)?
Hamilton held this influential cabinet position under George Washington from 1789 to 1795
What is the Secretary of the Treasury?
The founding father who wrote the book, music, and lyrics for the musical
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
“I am the one thing in life I can control…”
What is “My Shot”?
The essential financial concept Hamilton established, making the U.S able to borrow money globally and locally
What is public credit (or financial credibility/trust)?
Who was the main anti-Federalist of Hamilton who argued that the bank was unconstitutional
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
The financial instrument issued by the Continental Congress and states that Hamilton proposed the federal government should pay off at full value
What are bonds/securities?
The first performance venue of the musical before it moved to Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre
What is The Public Theater?
“Let me tell you what I wish I’d known / When I was young and dreamed of glory / You have no control…”
What is “Wait For It”?
Hamilton’’s economic framework is credited with immediately establishing this crucial factor for the new nation on the global stage
What is credit-worthiness (or financial stability)?
The first federal tax on a domestic product that led to a major armed insurrection
What is the excise tax on whiskey?
The main philosophical difference over the role of ___ which underpinned the Hamilton-Jefferson divide on the bank’s constitutionality
What is federalism (or the division of power)?
The person who narrates a significant part of Hamilton’s life story in the musical, often acting as a foil or counterpoint
Who is Aaron Burr?
“I’m just like my country / I’m young, scrappy and ___”
What is “hungry”
A major advantage of the National Bank, according to Hamilton, besides providing a source of loans to the government
What is providing a stable national currency? OR What is a place for federal deposits/government finances
Hamilton saw the economic future of the United States primarily in this sector, not in agrarianism
What is manufacturing (or industry/commerce)?
The key criticism from Jefferson and Madison that Hamilton’s plan dangerously stretched this central governing document
What is the Constitution?
The genre of music that forms the backbone of the musical’s score, making it a modern interpretation
What is Hip-Hop (or Rap/R&B)?
“And when my time is up, have I done enough? / Will they tell my story?”
What is “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story”?
Hamilton’s vision provided the financial backbone for the U.S to engage in this type of expansion, notably the Louisiana purchase
What is territorial expansion?
A criticism that Hamilton’s plan favored this class of people
What is the wealthy (or elite/merchant/commercial class)?
Hamilton’s plan to have the federal government take over all state debts during the Revolutionary War
What is assumption?
The year the musical won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
What is 2016?
“I spoke to him, he seemed ashamed / He’s never been the same / Sir, you ever seen somebody ___”
What is “So completely lost”