Hamilton the anti-Abigail Adams in that while quite a bit is known about the celebrated wife of John Adams, very little is known about Hamilton’s bride. Elizabeth Schuyler HamiltonĪlexander’s wife who bore him eight children. Hamilton was aide-de-camp to George Washington during the Revolutionary War, author of many of the Federalist Papers and essential architect of the Constitution, the nation‘s first Secretary of the Treasury and the man who almost single-handedly created America’s banking system and devised the successful plan for ridding the new country of its potentially devastating war debt. Thanks to the musical, more and more people are finally starting to realize that Hamilton is quite likely the most influential Founding Father who was never elected President. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.īefore the Broadway musical based on this book, Alexander Hamilton was probably best-known to most people as the handsome fella whose face graces the $10 bill. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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