USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How was Alexander Hamilton able to leave the Caribbean and get to the US?
A
Scholarship
B
Hitchhike
C
Walking
D
Airplane
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton’s skills as a writer let him leave the Caribbean The locals were so impressed that they took up a collection to send Hamilton to a college in the British North American colonies. Princeton rejected Hamilton, but King’s College (later known as Columbia) accepted him.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Move to the Greatest City in the World From meager beginnings and life as an orphan, he moved to New York City in 1772 and attended King’s College (now Columbia University) on a scholarship.

Detailed explanation-4: -In 1772, Hamilton arrived in New York City. He began preparing for college at Eizabethtown Academy in New Jersey. He later studied at King’s College (now Columbia University). During this period, he was involved in the political issues of his time.

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