Hamilton in the war against the British proved himself to be a great revolutionist. When the British fleet approached the New York harbor, Hamilton was appointed captain of the Provincial Company of Artillery. Hamilton and his company fought with George Washington's army in several battles in 1776. Hamilton and his company impressed many people includ

The congress invited all the states to send delegates to the convention which would be held in Philadelphia. Hamilton was one of the delegates chosen to represent New York (Schlesinger, 40). For the first month of the convention many questions arose such as would the legislative government have one or two branches? should all states have equal representation in the state legislature or should it be based on population? would the legislature be elected by popularity? Etc.(Schlesinger, 41). A dispute arose at the convention when two plans were suggested, these plans were the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan. The Virginia plan suggested that representation in legislature should be according to state population while the New Jersey plan suggested that there should be equal representation in the legislature (Schlesinger, 45). Hamilton didn't speak in the first month he felt that the real issue on hand was being avoided, which was how much more powerful should the national government be then the states. After a month Hamilton finally spoke in the deliverance of a five hour speech representing his ideas (Schlesinger, 41). His basic plan of government included three branches of government, one was a legislative branch. There would be two legislatures. One legislature would consist of an assembly which was voted directly by the people, and they would serve a three year term. The second legislature which would be a senate chosen by electors from senatorial districts to serve during good behavior. The second would be a judiciary branch consisting of twelve justices to serve during good behavior. This branch would have original jurisdiction and jurisdiction on appeals. The third and final branch of government was an executive branch. This branch would consist of a "Governor" who would be chosen by electors who are chosen by the people of the senatorial districts to serve during good behavior (Decarolis, 15b). Hamilton ended off by suggesting that the chief executive would serve for life and he would have the power to veto all acts of legislature, and he would also have the power to chose all senators who will serve for life. The people at the convention feared this idea because it reminded them of the monarchy that ruled over them in Great Britain (Schlesinger, 42).

During the long cold winter at Valley Forge Washington and is army faced many problems. Soldiers were dying because of coldness and hunger. There were talks that General Gates was scheming to take over Washington's position. Hamilton acknowledge all this and realized the problem was that congress was to busy with the states interest and couldn't work properly. Hamilton thought there should be a stronger central government who could levy taxes, enforce a legislation, and regulate trade. Hamilton argued that the war cannot continue depending on the state funds . The Articles of Confederation was ratified in 1781 (Schlesinger, 29). The Articles stated that each state would keep "sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction and right" (Schlesinger, 30). These were ideas opposed by Hamilton. Hamilton felt that the states had to give up some of their powers for there to be a legislative and executive branch (Schlesinger, 30).

Hamilton then proposed that all the foreign war debts should be paid off by the government since all states profited form the war. There was a lot of disagreement to this plan because states like Virginia who didn't owe a lot felt it wasn't fair that they would have to pay for other states who owed great debts. During this time there was also dispute over where the nations capital would be, in New York, Philadelphia, or in a location along the Potomac river. Hamilton Made a compromise that if Virginia would vote for his plan he would make sure that congress would vote for the capitol to be alone the Potomac river. Hamilton's plan was voted and agreed on (Schlesinger, 56)

In conclusion Hamilton was a great hero t

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