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Hamilton is Born
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Hamilton's Mother Dies
Hamilton's mother dies which leaves him orphaned. This causes him to start working as an accounting clerk to provide for himself. His employer took a great liking to him, especially his writings on the hurricane that hit the island. -
Hamilton's Mother Dies
Hamilton's mother dies of a sickness that they both had. This left Hamilton orphaned and he got a job as an accounting clerk in order to fend for himself. -
Hamilton Goes to New York
Hamilton's Employer took such a liking to him that he and a few others gathered together funds to send Hamilton to school in New York at Kings College. Hamilton kept writing in this time period and realized he wanted something more than just an education. -
Hamilton Goes to New York
The accounting clerk that Hamilton worked for took a great liking to him. He was very impressed with Hamilton's writings on a hurricane that hit the island of St. Croix. He and a few other business men in the area gathered together money to send Hamilton to New York where he started his studies at King's College. -
Revolutionary War
Hamilton fought in the American Revolutionary War and had many military victories. He garnered the attention of George Washington at this time and moved up in ranks giving him access to the more political side of the war. -
Revolutionary War
Hamilton started at college but felt like he could be more beneficial elsewhere when he saw the American people fighting for their independence. He caught the attention of George Washington during the war and quickly became his right hand man. He advanced in rank and his most notable accomplishment from the war was at the Battle of Yorktown. -
Hamilton Gets Married
Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler and they start a family, having 8 kids together. Her father is a wealthy man and a general for the continental army during the revolutionary war. -
Ends his time in the Revolutionary war
Hamilton ends his time in the Revolutionary war after the battle of Yorktown. He achieved many successes during this time. He caught the eye of George Washington which opened up a world of politics. -
Constitution and the Federalist Papers
Hamilton was chosen for the Constitutional Convention and signed the constitution, while encouraging others to as well. He then wrote the Federalist Papers in support of the Constitution. He wrote 51 out of 85 Federalist Papers. -
Secretary of the Treasury
Hamilton was selected by George Washington to be the first Secretary of the Treasury. He establishes the first national bank, sets a currency, and created a plan where the government would assume states debts. This saved the nation from economic inadequacy. -
Affair with Maria Reynolds and the Reynolds Pamphlet
In the summer of 1781, Hamilton starts an affair with Maria Reynolds. Her husband finds out and blackmails Hamilton into giving him money in order to keep his secret. Since he does not want to ruin his public image, Hamilton pays the man off. The secret is kept for many years and when it does come to light in the public eye, Hamilton write the Reynolds Pamphlet where he confesses to the affair instead of "improper speculation", which is what people thought he was paying James Reynolds for. -
Election of 1800
This was the election for president between Burr and Jefferson. Since Hamilton's reputation had been tarnished by the Reynolds Pamphlet and the affair, he could not run for president. He still had a lot of sway in the public eye. After the election came to a tie, Hamilton wrote to the Federalist party and encouraged them to vote for Jefferson. This ended with Jefferson's win over Burr. This angered Burr. -
Election of 1804 and Death
Once again Burr was running for president, this time as an independent. Hamilton offended Burr again by insulting his ability to be president and Burr challenged him to a duel. On the morning of July 11th, 1804 they went to Weehawken, New Jersey and Burr mortally wounded Hamilton. After getting back to New York, Hamilton died 36 hours later on July 12th, 1804 due to his injuries.
