Alexander Hamilton and the Early Republic
Lectures in History
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The Man of the Hour, Alexander Hamilton
Alexander hamilton was a key figure in the formation of the United States. He wanted to create enough unity and power that states could remain different from each other. Hamilton's parents were illegitimate, so he grew up on an island away from his native british empire. His mother died when she caught the same west indian flue as her son; they slept next to each other.
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