MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Jefferson, Madison, Burr
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Washington, Jefferson, Burr
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Madison, Angelica, eliza
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thomas Jefferson and James Madison were two of Hamilton’s greatest political enemies.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were lifelong rivals and political enemies.
Detailed explanation-3: -“Hamilton was not only a monarchist, ” he wrote, “but for a monarchy bottomed on corruption.” It was Hamilton’s corruption-defined by Jefferson as his ability to sway Congress to his will-that most disturbed Jefferson.
Detailed explanation-4: -Hamilton and Burr had an acrimonious relationship that dated to 1791, when Burr defeated Hamilton’s father-in-law, Gen. Philip John Schuyler, for a seat in the U.S. Senate. Burr incurred the enmity of Hamilton, who subsequently tried to thwart his political aspirations on numerous occasions.
Detailed explanation-5: -It was in this role that he would come to see Alexander Hamilton, Secretary of the Treasury, as his rival.