USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Was Alexander Hamilton for or against taxes?
A
Alexander Hamilton was for taxes
B
Alexander Hamilton was strongly against taxes
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton was worried that the people would not appreciate the taxes. However, he believes that taxes are necessary in order to let the citizens live freely and without fear of their country going bankrupt.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton denounces the British for imposing “oppressive taxes” on the colonists which amount to tyranny, a form of slavery, and vassalage to the Empire (1774)

Detailed explanation-3: -Hamilton didn’t support the addition of a Bill of Rights because he believed that the Constitution wasn’t written to limit the people. It listed the powers of the government and left all that remained to the states and the people.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Federalists such as Hamilton supported ratification. But Anti-Federalists, who feared that the document gave too much power to the federal government, worked to convince the states to reject it. In order for the Constitution to take effect, nine of the 13 states would have to ratify.

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