USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Alexander Hamilton served as Washington’s aide during the Revolutionary War, the first Secretary of Treasury under Washington’s administration, and is considered to be the founder of our nation’s economic system.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamilton was widely known throughout the army for his skill as a combat commander. His reputation as a commander, and his skill as a writer, gained him the position of George Washington’s secretary and Aide-de-camp. It was at this time that Hamilton was also promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -Sworn in as a major of militia in February 1753, at the age of 21, he volunteered for active duty some ten months later. Washington entered military service just as the lengthy rivalry for empire between England and France was reaching its climax in America.

Detailed explanation-5: -Seeking to strike the British army as it made its way north from Philadelphia, Washington’s Continental Army attacked the British forces under the command of Sir Henry Clinton and Charles Cornwallis near Monmouth Courthouse, New Jersey.