Alexander Hamilton
The Quebec Act
Act of the parliament of Great Britain which was seen as a removal of certain political freedoms
During the war, hamilton became close friends with
Marquis de lafayette, John Laurens, and a few other officers
Hamilton signed the first federalist paper as
Publius
The Corsicans were
a NY volunteer militia company that was later renamed the "Hearts of Oak"
Thomas burke proposed this in Febuary 1781
amendment to the articles to give congress the power to collect 5% impost (duty on all imports), which was rejected by RI in November 1782
Jonathan Ned Katz
speculated a homosexual relationship between Hamilton and John Laurens
The Corsicans drilled in
the graveyard of St. Paul's Chapel
James Hamilton signed his letters to Hamilton in later years as
"Your very Affectionate Father"
Hamilton may have authored _______ in 1774
15 anonymous installments of "The Monitor" for Holt's New York Journal
The battle of white plains and the battle of trenton occured in ______ around _____ and hamilton paricipated with ______ against the Hessians
1776, New York, New York Provincial Company of Artillery
This ended the revolutionary war
1783 treaty of paris
Thomas Stevens has been speculated to be
Alexander Hamilton's Biological Father
While Hamilton clerked at _____ he _____
Beekman and Cruger, developed an interest in writing and reading
King's College is now called
Columbia University
Rachel Faucette died in ______ from ______
Febuary 19, 1768, 1:02am, severe fever
In 1791, Hamilton was elected
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
In 1773 Hamilton studied with ____ to prepare for _______
Francis Barber at Elizabethtown, college
On May 10, 1775
Hailton won credit for saving his college president Myles Cooper, a loyalist, from an angry mob by speaking to the crowd long enough for cooper to escape
In October of 1772
Hamilton arrived on the mainland and attended Elizabethtown Academy, a grammer school in New Jersy
In autumn of 1773
Hamilton entered King's College in NYC as a private student
In July 6 1774,
Hamilton publicly appeared at the liberty pole in King's College to explain the rights and reasons that patriots had in their case against the british
In October 1782
Hamilton was licensed to argue cases before the supreme court in the state of New York
A Full Vindication of the measures of congress and The farmer refuted are
Hamilton's anonymous responses to Samuel Seabury
Historians believe Hamilton was born in 1757 because
His writings point toward 1757
After Hamilton was separated from James jr.
James apprenticed with a local carpenter while Alexander was given a home by Nevis merchant Thomas Stevens
Hamilton was born in
January 11, 1757 or 1755
Hamilton left his position as the secretary of the treasury on
January 1795
Rachel Faucette was previously married to
Johann michael Lavien on st.croix in the virgin islands
In St.Croix, Rachel Faucette supported her family by
Keeping a small store in Christiansted
The rejection of Thomas Burke's articles was followed by
Madison and Hamilton pursuading Congress to send a delegation to persuade RI to change its mind
Hamilton matriculated at King's college in
May 1774
After the battle of princeton, the british took refuge in
Nassau Hall, and hamilton brought three cannons up and had them fire upon the building. The british then put a white flag outside and 194 soldiers walked out of the building to lay down their arms
Rachel Faucette was born in
Nevis, where she inherited property from her father
Beekman and Cruger traded with
New York and New England
Rachel Faucette had a son with Johann michael lavien named
Peter Lavien
1791 was when
Philip Schuyler's term as attorney general was up, and Aaron Burr was elected instead.
Hamilton was born out of wedlock to
Rachel Faucette and James A. Hamilton
Hamilton's letter in 1772 was published by ______ to ______
Royal Danish-American Gazette, Hugh Knox
James A. Hamilton was of _____ descent
Scottish
After James Hamilton left Rachel Faucette, they moved to
St. Croix
Rachel Faucette met James A. Hamilton in
St. Kitts
In 1775
The first engagement of American troops with the british occurred at Lexington and Concord, and hamilton and other King's College students joined the Corsicans
Hamilton wrote a letter to his father about
The hurricane which devistated Christiansted on August 30, 1772
In October 27, 1787
The independent journal published the federalist papers
In 1773 Hamilton met and lived with ______ who was a ______ at ______
William Livingston, intellectual and revolutionary, liberty Hall
The letter in 1772 resulted in
a fund to send Hamilton to North American colonies for his education when it empressed the community leaders
Alexander and James Hamilton Jr recieved individual tutoring from
a private school led by a Jewish headmistress, and Alexander supplemened his education with a family library of 34 books
President-for-life
a proposal by hamilton early in the constitutional convention where senators and the president would hold office based on good behavior, contributing the hostile view of hamilton as a monarchist sympathizer
Hamilton served at washington's side during the war with as
an aide with the rank of lieutenant colonel for four years
In 1787, hamilton served as
assemblyman in the New York State Legislature and chosen as a delegate for the constitutional convention
Hamilton published two pieces in 1774 to
attack the Quebec Act
After the death of Rachel Faucette, Hamilton
became a clerk at a local import-export firm Beekman and Cruger
The church of england
denied membership and education in the church school to alexander and James Jr because their parents were not legally married
Hamilton constructed a draft for the constitution
during the constitutional convention, based on the convention debates
In 1790, New York
gave up claim to vermont on the condition that Vermont would be admitted to the union (which happened in 1791)
Rachel Faucette was of ______ descent
half-british and half-french
After the battle yorktown,
hamilton resigned his commision
In Febuary of 1781,
hamilton was lightly reprimanded by washington and used this as an excuse to resign his staff position in order to ask for field command
In September 3, 1780,
hamilton wrote a letter to james duane criticising congress
Historians believe Hamilton was born in 1755 because
in 1930, documentation about his birth was published in the Carribean in danish, a probate paper from st. croix listing him as 13 years old after the death of his mother.
Samuel Seabury
is a Church of England clergyman who published a series of pamphlets promoting the Localist cause in 1774, in an attempt to provoke fear in the colonies, and prevent union among the colonies
The philolexian Society
is a debate society in Columbia that was grown from a literary society formed by Hamilton, Troup, and four other undergraduates
Peter Lytton
is hamilton's cousin and took Hamilton and James Jr. in around 1771 but committed suicide, and hamilton was separated from his brother
Hamilton was frustrated with the wartime continental congress because of
its decentralized nature, resulting in an inability to collect money from the states (and a subsequent lack of funding)
In 1782, Alexander McDougall
led a delegation to lobby congress to demand the Arm's pay, which was rejected by Congress
Under fire from the HMS Asia, hamilton
led a successful raid for British cannons in the Battery, which resulted in the Hearts of Oak becoming an artillery company
As Washington's chief staff aide, he handled
letters to Congress, state covernors and generals in the continental army, as well as drafting orders from Washington
Valley Forge is a
military camp where the American Army survived a difficult winter
Hamilton has a ______ brother named _________
older, James jr.
In 1776, hamilton
raised the New York Provincial Company of Artillery of sixty men and was elected captain
After Rachel Faucette died, Johann Michael Lavien
seized her estate in probate court, though a friend purchased the family books and returned them to Hamilton
William Alexander, Lord Stirling, and Nathanael Greene or Alexander McDougall
separately invited Hamilton to become their aide
James Hamilton abandoned Rachel Faucette allegedly to
spare her a charge of bigamy after finding out that her first husband intended to divorce her for adultery
During the war, congress obtained funds from
subsidies from the king of france and aid from several states, as well as European loans
Hamilton was given three battalions to fight with the allied french during
the assault on Yorktown
In 1784, hamilton founded
the bank of new york
In July 1782, hamilton passed
the bar exam
Hamilton was forced to discontinue his studies when
the college closed its doors during the british occupation of the city
In July 1782, hamilton was appointed to
the congress of the confederation as a New York representative beginning in November
George washington appointed Hamilton ________ on September 11, 1789
the first US secretary of the treasury
In July 26 1788, hamilton took a highly active part in
the ratification of the constitution in new york
While Hamilton was in the congress, soldiers began to pose a danger to the US because
they were discontent due to not being paid, particularly for the promise of a pension upon discharge after Valley Forge
Edward Stevens
was a close friend of Alexander Hamilton's and looked alike to him and both were fluent in french and shared similar interests, leading to the comments of Timothy Pickering to suggest Thomas Stevens's other relationship to hamilton
Robert Troup
was a friend of Hamilton's that spoke highly of his first public appearance in July 6, 1774
The only new york signer of the US Constitution
was hamilton, because the other new york delegates, lansing and yates had left
In 1771, Hamilton
was left in charge of Beekman and Cruger for five months while the owner was at sea.
The Battle of Princeton
was on Janary 3, 1777, and washington rallied the troops after an initial setback for a successful charge
On July 31, 1781,
washington relented and assigned Hamilton a commander of a battalion of light infantry companies of the 1st and 2nd New York regiments
The Federalist Papers
were a collection of 85 essays defending the constitution written by Hamilton (51, executive and judicial branches, senate, military, taxation) Madison (29, history of republics and confederacies and anatomy of government) and John Jay (5, foreign relations)