MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Question
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He died because he got old
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He died as a child from the flu
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He lost a duel to George I. Eacker
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He died from pneumonia
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Detailed explanation-1: -Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally shot in a duel with George Eacker.
Detailed explanation-2: -They exchanged shots, but no one was injured; according to convention, honor was satisfied. Philip Hamilton faced Eackeron the following day. They each fired. Hamilton fell to a ball from Eacker’s dueling pistol; Eacker was uninjured.
Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander Hamilton’s eldest son and proudest hope for the future, Philip, died young in an ill-considered duel. After Philip’s death, his father plunged into a grief from which he never fully recovered.
Detailed explanation-4: -Both Price and Hamilton made loud and insulting remarks near Eacker’s box concerning an address which Eacker had delivered during celebrations in New York City on July 4, 1801. In this speech Eacker severely criticized the Federalist party, including financial and miltary policies that were largely H’s.