Early Life
What Caribbean Island was Hamilton born on?
What is Nevis?
Hamilton was an aide to which general?
George Washington.
Hamilton was the nation’s first…
A) Secretary of Defense
B) Secretary of State
C) Secretary of the Treasury
D) Attorney General
C) Secretary of the Treasury
Which founding father did Hamilton clash with most over government power?
A) James Madison
B) George Washington
C) Thomas Jefferson
D) John Adams
C) Thomas Jefferson
What Dollar Bill is Alexander Hamilton on?
$10 Bill.
Hamilton's Father abandoned him and his mother died when he was young. What was Hamilton's status as a child?
What is an Orphan?
What War did Hamilton fight in?
The American Revolution.
In his First Report on Public Credit, Hamilton proposed the federal government assume…
A) Personal debts
B) State Revolutionary War debts
C) Foreign debts
D) British loans
B) State Revolutionary War debts
Which party did Hamilton lead?
A) Democratic-Republicans
B) Federalists
C) Whigs
D) Liberty Party
B) Federalists
Was Hamilton ever a president? Yes or No?
No.
What is the name of his college in New York?
Kings College/Columbia
Hamilton helped write papers to support the Constitution. What are they called?
The Federalist Papers.
Jefferson and Madison most strongly opposed which part of Hamilton’s financial plan?
A) Whiskey tax
B) National Bank
C) Assumption of state debts
D) Tariffs on imports
B) National Bank
Hamilton published attacks on which fellow Federalist president, weakening his own party?
A) George Washington
B) John Adams
C) James Madison
D) Thomas Jefferson
B) John Adams
Hamilton's face is on money, but not on coins. True or False?
True.
What job did Hamilton work at 13?
Clerk in a trading office.
Hamilton and Washington believed in a strong _______ government.
Federal.
Why did Hamilton push for tariffs in his Report on Manufactures?
To protect and grow U.S. industries
Why did Hamilton argue against Jefferson’s agricultural vision for America?
He believed it would keep the nation weak, poor, and dependent on Europe
How many children did Alexander Hamilton have?
Eight children.
After reading Hamilton's hurricane letter, who paid for his education in the American colonies?
Local Patrons.
What were Hamilton and Washington's relationship?
Mutual trust and admiration.
What did the government’s victory in the Whiskey Rebellion prove about Hamilton’s system?
It showed the new federal government had real authority to enforce its laws.
What events caused Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s rivalry to grow into a fatal duel?
Political battles in New York and Hamilton’s public insults of Burr
What was Hamilton's Wifes' name?
Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton.