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1Jefferson VS HamiltonMustafa Aal-FatlahProfessor ManleyHistory 109April 06, 2018
2Jefferson VS HamiltonTwo of the most influential men to ever walk the land of this country Thomas Jeffersonand Alexander Hamilton dedicated their lives to politics in the best way they saw possi-ble, their ideas changed the future of this country, both had different aspects to their vi-sions and that included different political views and disagreements, the new foundedgovernment was divided to two sides led by each of those men,both of these greatmen looked to help this country become better but they did not see eye to eye on howto reach that ultimate goal. ( Hamilton vs Jefferson “ Confrontations That Shaped a Na-tion” ) although Hamilton and Jefferson both had compelling aspects of their views,Hamilton’s views were more futuristic and reasonable, while Jefferson’s were more toold and idealistic.Thomas Jefferson was born in a wealthy family from Virginia, he was educatedgrowing up in a conservative household his father Peter Jefferson had wealth andpower and believed in education at a young age, and so by the age of five his sonThomas would start his early education1would get the best education he can in a morecomfortable lifestyle, On the other hand, Lewis Hamilton the much younger man wasborn not American but in the British-held island of Nevis, Hamilton’s father “JamesHamilton”2was less successful and he then left his son and his wife back then, and that1 Cunningham, Noble E., Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Different Paths to Fame.-Jefferson vs Hamilton:Confrontation that shaped a Nation.Boston,2000.pp32 Cunningham, Noble E., Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton. Different Paths to Fame.-Jefferson vs Hamilton:Confrontation that shaped a Nation.Boston,2000.pp3
3is how Alexander Hamilton’s struggling life began, he had to find the right direction as achild without the direction of his parents which opposed Jefferson’s early lifedid3.Jefferson was the leader of the Republican party and on the other hand the Feder-alists had Hamilton as their leader, this started the differences between these two men,Alexander Hamilton had various economical views despite not being able to run for thepresidency and the closest thing to being a president was to become the number oneman, he was very influential with his ideas to better this government, he expressed hisintentions to created a larger economy with the National debt all paid4, in“Report of thesecretary of the treasury on the public credit” he explained that by the United Stateshaving a credit to support the industrial revolution will help this country reach it’s own in-dependence , he was looking for a strong economical industrial country with different in-dustrial businesses. Winning the legislation to have a bank of the United States madeeverything that Hamilton strived for possible because the bank was the top finical insti-

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