The first administration of the new United States pitted Alexander Hamilton, a brilliant mind of Caribbean descent against the strong gentleman farmer Thomas Jefferson. As Treasury Secretary, Hamilton single-handedly developed the US into an economic powerhouse combining the capital and manufacturing of the Northeast with the farming of the South and West. An unabashed Federalist, Hamilton believed that the only way the US would survive its infancy was to develop a strong central government with the power needed to compete in the rest of the world.
In the following interview, Author Ron Chernow discusses several of the issues that we have also discussed in class. As you watch, answer the questions on the sheet the teacher has given you. Note that at any time, you can pause the interview to record your answers. Please turn in the questions at the end of class.
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