Facts about Alexander Hamilton |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 16 | In July 1783 he resigned from Congress and set up a law practice in New York City and in 1784 founded the Bank of New York | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 17 | In 1787, he entered public life again constructed a draft for the Constitution and served another term in the Continental Congress. He spear-headed the resolve to alter the Articles of Confederation. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 18 | On March 4, 1789, the Articles of Confederation were replaced with the U.S. Constitution | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 19 | George Washington became the first President of the United States of America on April 30, 1789 | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 20 | President George Washington appointed Hamilton as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury on September 11, 1789. | | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 21 | Hamilton and his allies began to call themselves Federalists and wrote many of the Federalist Papers | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 22 | In 1791, he became involved in an affair with Maria Reynolds that badly damaged his reputation. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 23 | He helped found the United States Mint, the first national bank and an elaborate system of duties and tariffs. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 24 | The Jay Treaty: In early 1793 France and Britain went to war and to avoid any involvement with the conflict Washington sent Chief Justice John Jay to negotiate with the British. Hamilton largely wrote Jay's instructions and the result was the Jay Treaty. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 25 | He left office as United States Secretary of the Treasury on 31 January 1795 but continued to act as a consultant to Washington and the government | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 26 | John Adams was elected the second President of the United States March 4, 1797. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 27 | The Quasi-War: Alexander Hamilton was appointed major general of the army during the Quasi-War, which was an undeclared war fought from 1798 to 1800 mostly at sea between the United States and the French Republic. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 28 | In the 1800 presidential election, Hamilton worked to defeat his party's own nominee, John Adams hoping to make Charles Cotesworth Pinckney president. The Federalist Party were split virtually assuring the victory of the Democratic-Republican Party and the election of Thomas Jefferson. This antagonism eventually led to a duel between Aaron Burr, who became Vice President, under President Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 29 | The Burr–Hamilton Duel: The Burr–Hamilton duel took place on July 11, 1804 and was a duel between Alexander Hamilton and Vice President Aaron Burr at Weehawken in New Jersey. Aaron Burr shot and fatally wounded Hamilton. | |
| Alexander Hamilton Fact 30 | Alexander Hamilton died at 2:00 p.m. the next day on July 12, 1804. He was buried in the Trinity Churchyard Cemetery in Manhattan | |
Facts about Alexander Hamilton |