When rebels went off to war, loyalists trashed the homes of some. Doing this work made Hamilton start getting into politics, Hamilton met with others in Philadelphia and they talked about the Articles of Confederation and it’s weakness. The articles were thought to be so weak that they couldn’t keep the country together any longer. Although Hamilton didn’t have anything to do with the making of the new constitution, Hamilton did influence people to ratify it, he wrote a book-like collection of essays with John Jay and James Maddison called The Federalist. Inside, it described the need for approval of the constitution, and how the Articles of Confederation weren’t going to keep the country running. This belief eventually started the first political party, which Hamilton led, by the name of the “Federalists” The Constitution was eventually ratified as the entirety of New York was in, and soon other states followed. After the Constitution, George Washington became the first president, and he appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of the treasury. This was because the nation was in terrible debt because of the war. When Hamilton finally retired, the nation’s economy seemed almost brand new. This new system lasted until the early twentieth
When rebels went off to war, loyalists trashed the homes of some. Doing this work made Hamilton start getting into politics, Hamilton met with others in Philadelphia and they talked about the Articles of Confederation and it’s weakness. The articles were thought to be so weak that they couldn’t keep the country together any longer. Although Hamilton didn’t have anything to do with the making of the new constitution, Hamilton did influence people to ratify it, he wrote a book-like collection of essays with John Jay and James Maddison called The Federalist. Inside, it described the need for approval of the constitution, and how the Articles of Confederation weren’t going to keep the country running. This belief eventually started the first political party, which Hamilton led, by the name of the “Federalists” The Constitution was eventually ratified as the entirety of New York was in, and soon other states followed. After the Constitution, George Washington became the first president, and he appointed Hamilton as the first secretary of the treasury. This was because the nation was in terrible debt because of the war. When Hamilton finally retired, the nation’s economy seemed almost brand new. This new system lasted until the early twentieth