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6.01Who Was Alexander Hamilton?

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Notes:

1. Write down two to three things that Alexander Hamilton accomplished, did with success, in his youth. Then write down one to two skills he learned from his early experiences that would have been useful to him when he helped create the new U.S. government.

2. In one to two sentences, describe how Hamilton used his skills during the Revolutionary War.

3. Write down two to three contributions that Alexander Hamilton made to the creation of the new U.S. government.

Multiple-choice Quiz:

1. In what ways was Hamilton different from the other Founding Fathers?

a. He was not born in the colonies.
b. He was not educated.
c. He had no military background.

2. Which of the following activities did Hamilton NOT do while a young man in the Caribbean?

a. Manage a trading company.
b. Read a lot and publish his writings.
c. Join a military unit.

3. How did Alexander Hamilton use his writing skills to get approval for the new U.S. government?

a. He wrote large sections of the U.S. Constitution.
b. He was the main author of "The Federalist," which made a case for New Yorkers to pass the Constitution.
c. With John Jay and James Madison, he wrote and presented speeches across the nation to talk people into passing the Constitution.

4. In his role as secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton did NOT do the following:

a. Put each state in charge of its own portion of the nation's taxes.
b. Create a national bank.
c. Have the federal government take on the states' debt.

Match It!:

Placethe followingvocabularytermsintothecorrectsentences:

Currency

Approval

Trade

Accomplishment

Establish

1. As a young man, Alexander Hamilton worked for a company that wouldgoods and services.

2. After the Revolutionary War, Hamilton wrote essays to push for theof the U.S. Constitution.

3. George Washington saw Hamilton's great skills, and made him the first U.S. secretary of the.

4. In this role, Hamilton was able to, or create, a national bank.Correct answer: establish

5. He also created the first nationalthat we still use today to buy goods and services.Correct answer: currency

6. Hamilton's other bigas Treasury secretary was to have the federal government take on the states' debts.Correct answer: accomplishment

Arrange It!:

Insert the accomplishments below into the correct area on the chart.

Life of Alexander Hamilton
During His Childhood in the Caribbean / During the War / After the War / While Washington Was President

Writes “The Federalist” essays to help get the Constitution passed in New York

Works for American trading company

Leads men into battle

Becomes nation’s first Treasury secretary

Reads books about great leaders of the past

Arranges for the national government to take on states’ debts

Attends the Constitutional Convention

Creates a national bank

Writes documents for General George Washington