Birth
What was Hamilton's Birthday and Year?
A) February 10, 1755/1765?
B) January 11, 1755/1757?
C) May 21, 1754/1756?
What is January 11, 1755/1757?
What year did Hamilton get married?
A)1785?
B)1765?
C)1780?
What year is 1780?
He Married Elizabeth Schuyler the daughter of a wealthy and influential New York landowner and military officer.
Who composed the Alexander Hamilton musical?
A)Who is Lin-Maunel Miranda?
B) Stephen Sondheim?
C) Quiara Algria Hudes?
Who is Lin-Manuel Miranda?
Miranda worked on "Hamilton"— a project people, including his mentor and famed lyricist Stephen Sondheim, told him would never work — for years. He also co-wrote a book with Quiara Alegría Hudes that is the complete script and all the song lyrics from the show.
Who was Hamilton a key aid to during most of the war?
Who is Washington?
“He had been with Washington as a key aide throughout most of the war, but wanted glory on the battlefield,” Hamilton “saw victory on the battlefield as a way to win reputation.”
What year did Alexander Hamilton die?
A) Killed because he was in a sandal with someone's wife?
B) Die in his bed from a disease in 1800?
C) Duel in 1804?
What is a duel in 1804?
On July 11, 1804, Hamilton and Burr met for a duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. Both men fired. Hamilton's shot missed, in fact, some historians believe Hamilton never intended to hit Burr, but meant to “throw away his shot.” Burr’s bullet, however, mortally wounded Hamilton, who died the next day of his injuries. He was buried in Trinity Church Cemetery in New York City, where his tomb still stands today.
The Place Hamilton was born?
What is the (Charlestown) Caribbean island of Nevis in the British West Indies
How many children did Hamilton have?
A) 5?
B) 6?
C) 8?
What is the number 8?
Many of them whom went on to have celebrated careers in law, political and military.
How many characters are in the Alexander Hamilton Musical?
A) 20?
B) 40?
C) 35?
What is the number 20?
From what I counted
What battle did Hamilton help lead in 1781?
What is the Battle of Yorktown?
Appointed by Washington in 1781 to command a light infantry battalion in Marquis de Lafayette’s Division, Hamilton helped lead the attack at the Battle of Yorktown in Yorktown, Virginia, which would become the war’s last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War.
How did Elizabeth Hamilton honor her husband?
A) Supported lower-income children?
B) Offered education to students of families who couldn’t afford private education for their children?
C) Became a founder of the Orphan Asylum Society, the city’s first private orphanage?
What is A, B and C?
One of the ways she found solace—and honored his memory—was to found two institutions in New York that supported lower-income children. The Hamilton Free School, established in northern Manhattan (not far from where the couple had lived) offered education to students of families who couldn’t afford private education for their children. She also became a founder of the Orphan Asylum Society, the city’s first private orphanage, which built a Greenwich Village facility that provided a home for hundreds of children.
What was Hamilton's first job?
A) Shoe cleaner?
B) Clerk?
C) paper boy?
What is a clerk?
At the age of 12, Hamilton began work as a clerk in a general store, but he had a keen intellect and ambitious goals. He was an excellent writer, in French as well as English.
What happened to Alexander Hamilton's first son Philip in the year of 1801?
A) Died in a duel in 1801?
B) Got married into a wealthy family in 1801?
C) Died from a disease in 1801?
What is died in a duel in 1801?
Philip, was killed in a duel in 1801 while attempting to defend his father's honor against attacks by New York lawyer George Eacker. Philip's death devastated the Hamiltons, and many historians believe it led to Hamilton's own reluctance to fire directly at Aaron Burr during their legendary duel just three years later.
How many songs are in the alexander Hamilton musical?
A)45?
B)32?
C)46?
What is the number 46?
What did Hamilton study after the war?
Hint: Famous six hour speech
What is Law?
passed the New York bar and set up a practice as an attorney in New York City. In 1787, when the Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia to overhaul the Articles of Confederation, Hamilton was chosen as one of three delegates from New York.
He famously made a six-hour speech about his own plan for a strongly centralized government, drawing criticism that he wanted to create a monarchy.
What did Hamilton have in common with Burr?
A) Both were orphans?
B) Both fought in American Revolutionary war?
C) Both were into politics at a young age?
What is A, B and C?
Both were orphans. Both fought in the American Revolution. And both found political success at an early age. But the two men couldn’t be more different. The confident, cocky and energetic Hamilton rushed through life, while, as immortalized in the award-winning musical Hamilton, the more cautious Burr was “willing to wait for it.”
Where did Hamilton go to college?
A) New college(Harvard University)?
B) Collegiate School (Yale university)?
C) King's College (Columbia University)?
What is King's college in new York?
Hamilton got involved in the colonial cause, writing pamphlets like “A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress,” in which he defended the First Continental Congress’s proposal to embargo trade with Britain.
What was Hamilton's fathers name?
A) James Hamilton?
B) Robert Hamilton?
C) Daniel Hamilton?
What is James Hamilton?
He was a Scottish Merchant of St. Christopher and Rachel Fawcett Lavien?
What year did the debut of the musical production of Hamilton?
A) 2016?
B)2015?
C)2012?
What is the year of 2015?
Centuries after his death, Hamilton's legacy rose in prominence with the 2015 debut of the groundbreaking musical theater production of Hamilton. The performance, written by and starring Lin-Manuel Miranda, offered a new perspective on the Founding Father's biography by marrying hip-hop music with Broadway theater.
In 1789 Hamilton was appointed as what?
Hint: Washington elected first president
What is the First secretary of the U.S. Treasury?
In 1789, Washington was unanimously elected as the first president of the United States; he appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of the U.S. Treasury. Seeking to provide lasting financial stability for the new nation, Hamilton argued for the importance of a national banking system and the federal government’s assumption of state debts.
What day and year did alexander Hamilton's wife die?
A)July 4, 1845?
B)January 10, 1824?
C)November 9, 1854?
What is November 9, 1854?
What was Hamilton's half brothers name?
A) Peter Lavien?
B) James Lavien?
C) Samuel Lavien?
Who is Peter Lavien?
Rachel Faucette Lavien and James weren’t married. Rachel was still married to another man at the time of Hamilton’s birth, but had left her husband after he spent much of her family fortune and had her imprisoned for adultery.
What year did Alexander get abandon by his father?
A)1776?
B)1766?
C)1757?
What year is 1766?
Two years later his mother passed away
How many Tony's did the musical Hamilton dominate at the 2016 Tony awards?
A) 16?
B) 11?
C) 8?
What is the number 11?
Hamilton dominated at the 2016 Tony awards with 16 nominations, and the production won 11 Tonys. In July 2020, a filmed version of the musical premiered on Disney+.
What was the letter that changed Hamilton's life in 1772?
What is the account of one of the most dreadful Hurricanes that memory or any records whatever can trace?
he was 17 years old when he wrote this letter Hamilton gained wider attention after he published an eloquent letter describing a hurricane that had hit the island in 1772. Locals helped raise money to send him to America to study, and he arrived in New York in late 1772, just as the colonies were gearing up for a war for independence from Great Britain.
What was alexander Hamilton's last meal?
A) Stale bread in milk (Good for the bones)?
B) cookies dipped in cream (Santa is that you)?
C) Chicken, mashed potatoes, corn and green beans (Classic)?
What is Stale bread in milk?