MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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He wanted to fight in the Revolutionary War.
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He was tired of living in the Caribbean.
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He had a boss who sent him to school in America.
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He thought he could become a writer in America.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Locals helped raise money to send him to America to study, and he arrived in New York in late 1772, just as the colonies were gearing up for a war for independence from Great Britain.
Detailed explanation-2: -What was Alexander Hamilton’s early life like? Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock in Nevis, British West Indies (now in Saint Kitts and Nevis), in either 1755 or 1757, and his father abandoned the family in 1765. The following year Alexander went to work, becoming a clerk.
Detailed explanation-3: -Under personal financial pressure, his office paying only $3500 a year, Hamilton resigned in 1795 and joined the New York bar. He kept in close contact with President Washington, however, and continued to give financial advice to his successor, Oliver Wolcott.
Detailed explanation-4: -He was only 17 at the time. In 1775 he withdrew from his college studies and founded a volunteer military company. On March 14, 1776, Hamilton was commissioned Captain of the New York Provincial Company of Artillery. He exhibited great skill and intelligence in his duties with artillery, and Nathanael Greene noticed.