Alexander Hamilton
What was a quote proving his life has changed?
"He took his unhappy boyhood, tucked it away In a mental closet and never opened the door again"
What forced them to move back to Nevis?
A business scandal
What is "white gold"
Sugar
How many kids did Alexander's mother have and what were their names
2; Alexander & James Jr.
What is the morality rate of slaves hacking away at sugarcane
3;5 people in the first 5 years of arrival
Where and what did Rachel and her sons move to
A two story house on 34 company street
Within the 4 years (1765-1769) what has happened
Father vanished; mother died; cousin/protector committed suicide; and their aunt uncle and grandmother all died
Why did poor whites own slaves?
For extra income
What did Alexander do before Peters death
He began to clerk for the mercantile house of Beekman and Cruger
What happened to him
He commuted suicide
What happened with James after Peter died? Alexander?
He was apprenticed to a carpenter, Alex went to live with a well-respected merchant and his family
How did Alexander's letter change his life?
He wrote his way out of poverty and he became a known author
Who was the father to these boys
James Hamilton
Who were Alexander's maternal grandparents and how many kids did they have
John Faucette and Mary uppington. They had 7 kids but only two of them survived until adulthood
From where was Alex born?
Nevis
Was Alexanders childhood considered a good one? Explain
No, alex went theough a lot of things that kids shouldnt go through. A lot of people in his family passed away
How did Alexander's mother die
Of a disease
Who did James meet that changed his life?
Presbyterian minister named Hugh Knox
Who was Alexander's mother
Rachel
Where did Rachel die
Right next to Alexander
What did Knox convince Hamilton to publish in the gazette?
The feverish letter to his father trying to convey the Hurricanes horror
After their mothers death who became their legal Gaussian?
Their 32 year old uncle. Peter Lytton
Were James and Rachel married and how did their kids feel about the situation
They weren't married and they felt embarrassed. Sometimes Alexander pretended they were married