MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
ALEXANDER HAMILTON
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Question
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hamilton had an affair
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hamilton got deported
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hamilton got divorced
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hamilton broke the law
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1797, Hamilton publicly admitted to the affair after his political enemies attacked and accused him of financial corruption during his time as the Treasury Secretary. Hamilton responded by writing, “The charge against me is a connection with one James Reynolds for purposes of improper pecuniary speculation.
Detailed explanation-2: -In an attempt to salvage his political reputation, Hamilton published a pamphlet to deny the charges of speculation but publicly admitted to the affair in what would be the first major American political sex scandal.
Detailed explanation-3: -Initially she did not believe the gossip. Any such doubts were refuted with his publication of the Reynolds Pamphlet that August. The document cleared his name of any political wrongdoing but deeply humiliated and wounded Eliza.