Kalista Kashiwamura and Juliana Rivas

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3/4 Core

Works Cited
Primary Sources
"Alexander Hamilton." Alexander Hamilton. N.p., n.d. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.
Signing the paper to be an aide to George Washington, this picture of the document shows what
Hamilton agreed to for becoming a special assistant. On May 12, 1778, Hamilton agreed to
acknowledge the United States as Independent and that he will not support King George the
Third. This source was helpful in showing what Washington's requirements were and what
Hamilton was ordered to do because he wanted to help the general.

Hamilton, Alexander. "National Bank." Library of Congress. American Memory, 2015.

Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
The National Bank document was a bit hard to read because it was English writing from the
1700s. Other than that, I could see how much work Hamilton was putting into his report on
National Bank. On the sides of the document, I could see some of the notes he made during the
making of his draft of his report. He wrote down numbers and did math on the margins of the
report too. It was interesting to see his writing and a document from the government in the 1790s.

"Federal Hall, New York City." Alexander Hamilton | The New-York Historical Society.
The New-York Historical Society, 2005. Web. 28 Jan. 2016.
This watercolor that was painted after Hamilton was with Congress and other government offices.
Illustrating what the New York Capital in Wall Street looked like in 1798, this art piece was a
little helpful because it showed me what one of Hamilton's workplaces looked like. However, it
didn't necessarily give me any new information on him.

"Thomas Jefferson to Alexander Hamilton, May 8, 1793." The Library of Congress. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
As secretary of the state, Jefferson felt he had a say in what to do with the government's money.
He expressed his thoughts in a letter he wrote on why they should not lend money to the French
and also that Hamilton's department was not being dependable in the current circumstances. This
source was somewhat challenging to read because of how Jefferson wrote, but it was a bit helpful
in letting me know how Jefferson did not like Hamilton.

Secondary Sources
"Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr's Duel." PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 30 Dec. 2015.
After reading this website, I learned more details about why Hamilton and Burr dueled and
fought about politics. Hamilton was a Federalist and Burr was a Republican, and when Burr
chose to run independently, Hamilton thought of him as an, even more, untrustworthy man. They
also encountered each other in political disputes like when Burr won against Hamilton's father-inlaw in 1791 which enraged Hamilton. This source was relatively easy to read and quite beneficial
to me because I understood more deeply of the rivalry between the two enemies.

"Alexander Hamilton." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, 2015.

Web. 28 Oct. 2015.
Alexander Hamiltons plans and doings as The First Secretary of The Treasury were all explained
in this encyclopedia. He shared out to the Congress this program in four noteworthy reports:
Reports on the Public Credit, Report on a National Bank, and Report on Manufactures. The first
two reports were all about the public credit. Those reports made a big difference in the future, and
were mostly of Hamiltons financial program.

"Alexander Hamilton-Revolutionary War: 1775-1781." SparkNotes. SparkNotes, n.d.

Web. 29 Dec. 2015.
From this website, I learned about the battles that Hamilton fought in such as Trenton, Princeton,
White Plains, and Long Island. After fighting in these battles, Hamilton was invited to serve
under George Washington as an aide, which is how they grew closer and how Hamilton's political
beliefs became stronger. This website was a very helpful source because of the accurate dates it
gave me and the information it gave me on Hamilton as a soldier.

"American Experience: Alexander Hamilton DVD." Shop PBS. PBS, 2007. Web. 29 Sept.
2015.
This documentary gave me very accurate information on how Alexander Hamilton contributed to
the Constitution and making a powerful central government. The video also explains how he was
valuable to George Washington while leading an army and being the first Secretary of the
Treasury. This film was very educational but a little repetitive and too much detailed.

Biography.com Editors. "Alexander Hamilton- Biography.com." Bio.com. A&E Networks

Television, n.d. Web. 9 Oct. 2015.

Hamilton's early life, military and law career, involvement in politics and government, and a
deadly duel, were all included and helpful on the website. The site provided me with a broad but
detailed enough overview of Alexander Hamilton's life. The reading was also a little difficult, but
overall it was understandable.

Brownlee, W. Elliot. "Hamilton's Economic Policies." Dictionary of American History.

Ed. Stanley I. Kutler. 3rd ed. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 2003. 87-91.
U.S. History in Context. Web. 19 Oct. 2015.
When reading this website i got to see Hamiltons reports he created, such as, Report on the
Public Credit and Report on the National Credit. For example, it gave the amount the U.S.
owed to the foreign places before Hamilton helped out ($25 million). After, a couple of months,
each state had started the play off their debt, and most of the states had lowered their debt fairly
low. All in all, this source was one of the most useful sources for my project because it gave me
numbers, percentages, and information for the exchange part.

"A Depiction of the Duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr on July 11, 1804.
Hamilton..." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Ed. Shirelle Phelps and Jeffrey
Lehman. 2nd ed. Vol. 4. Detroit: Gale, 2005. N. pag. U.S. History in Context. Web. 12
Oct. 2015.
After looking at this engraving of the Burr and Hamilton Duel, I got a better vision of the duel.
Hamilton was clearly not ready or must have shot accidentally. To make sure this was a real duel,
between Hamilton and Burr, people were watching to make it official. This image gave me a
picture to what I would've seen if I were there.

Fradin, Dennis B., and Larry Day. Duel!: Burr and Hamilton's Deadly War of Words.
New York: Walker, 2008. Print.
Describing more about the duel, this book gives more details on what happened and the events
that lead up to the duel. After arguing about government and Hamilton writing unpleasant things
about Burr, there was a deadly duel on July 11, 1804, in New Jersey, New York. This source was
beneficial to me because it gave me a good outline of what happened between the two opponents.
The reading was easy, but more information on leading up to becoming rivals was what I hoped
to discover.

Fritz, Jean, and Ian Schoenherr. "Soldier." Alexander Hamilton: The Outsider. New York:
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011. 37-58. Print.

In this chapter of the book, Alexander Hamilton is in the Continental Army and gains trust from
Washington. Hamilton and Washington lost many battles and people along the way while hiding
out from the British. However, there were some victories with the Hessians and British like stolen
goods and uncaptured land. This section of the book helped me because it gave me enough detail
on where Hamilton went and what he faced.

George, Judith St. Duel: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. S.l.:
Speak, 2009. Print.
The Hamilton and Burr duel was a very interesting event that took place and took Hamiltons life.
The book answered all my confusing question, like Who shot first?. Hamilton accidentally set
off his gun and Burr then shot Hamilton. Then shortly, on the way to a doctor ,on a boat, he was
bleeding and in pain. Finally when resting Hamilton rested forever in peace.

"Hamilton's Economic Plan." Student Resources in Context [Gale]. N.p., n.d. Web. 3
Nov. 2015.
After having a huge foreign debt from the Revolution, Hamilton steps in and takes economic
action. Money was also owed to soldiers, artisans, and farmers but the external debt was so much,
so that was paid all back. Hamilton also wanted to create a National Bank with proper direction
so the United States could have a good economic future. This encyclopedia article was difficult to
interpret, but very helpful in letting me know how Hamilton contributed politically and
exchanged economic recession for prosperity.

"Hamilton's Financial Plan." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 28

Dec. 2015.
Focusing on Hamilton's financial plan, this website gave me great details on how Hamilton
wanted to pay off a large amount of debt from the Revolution. The site was very beneficial for
learning about Hamilton's goals on Public Credit, building a Bank, and making manufacturers
independent. Although the source was useful, the content was challenging to understand because
it was written for adults.

Shmoop Editorial Team. "Thomas Jefferson: Vs. Alexander Hamilton." Shmoop.com.

Shmoop University, Inc., 11 Nov. 2008. Web. 28 Dec. 2015.
Jefferson and Hamilton had two very different viewpoints on how the government should play in
American power and people, and this website explains their different reasons why. Jefferson did
not want Americans relying on their government and how Hamilton wanted the opposite. The
reading was quite complicated and the source was not very helpful because it only gave me one
reason why Hamilton helped Jefferson run for President instead of Burr even, after all, they
disagreed on.

Walker, Julia Lowe. "Alexander Hamilton- Favorite Son." Alexander Hamilton- Favorite
Son. Michael Bober, 2004. Web. 12 Oct. 2015.
Watching a reenactment of Alexander Hamiltons life helped me understand his crazy and
exciting life. He started off on the wrong foot, with his mother dying, and his father abandoning
him. Then, getting to be George Washington's aide, as well as being the United States' First
Secretary of the Treasury. He left a big legacy with our financial program today. Hamilton
changed a lot when he was Secretary of thr Treasury. He also different and strange life from
beginning to end.

Whitelaw, Nancy. More Perfect Union: The Story of Alexander Hamilton. Greensboro:
Morgan Reynolds, 1997. Print.
I started to understand Hamilton's military skills, and his relationship with Washington, after
reading this book. For example, he helped with the surprise attack at Princeton, New Jersey. This
attack was successful, and they got back a lot of rebels that were taken from them. From him
getting the rebels back is stating George Washington and him were good in combat and attacks.