USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was Alexander Hamilton’s job after the war?
A
Lawyer
B
President
C
Real Estate Agent
D
Doctor
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -After the war, Hamilton served as a delegate from New York to the Congress of the Confederation. He resigned to practice law and founded the Bank of New York.

Detailed explanation-2: -After the war, Hamilton studied law, passed the New York bar and set up a practice as an attorney in New York City. In 1787, when the Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia to overhaul the Articles of Confederation, Hamilton was chosen as one of three delegates from New York.

Detailed explanation-3: -Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system.

Detailed explanation-4: -On September 11, Washington appointed Hamilton as the first Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Hamilton was a talented administrator and had many accomplishments in office including the establishment of public credit and a national bank.

Detailed explanation-5: -1795: Hamilton resigned from the government and resumed his legal practice in New York.

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