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1789
1790
Talks between Hamilton, James Madison,
and Thomas Jefferson result in the Residence
Act – which moves the capital of the new
nation to the ‘south’ (DC) in exchange for
legislation mandating the assumption of all
of the states’ debts by the Federal government.
Hamilton’s move results in the foundation
for the nation’s financial system.
1791
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison form
The Republican Party to oppose Hamilton.
Hamilton begins affair with Maria Reynolds in
‘America’s first political sex scandal’.
Hamilton appointed first
Secretary of the Treasury as
Washington is elected as first President.
In Paris, the French Revolution begins.
who lives, who dies,
1783
1784
Hamilton founds
and becomes director
of the Bank of New
York, modelled after
the Bank of England.
Britain recognises the independence
of the United States of America
in the Treaty of Paris, ending the
American Revolution.
1787
The Constitutional Convention in
Philadelphia meets to decide how the new
America is to be governed.
Hamilton begins writing
The Federalist Papers – authoring 51 of
the 85 total essays. These were written
to persuade the populace of the value of
and need to ratify the new constitution.
1794
Hamilton helps suppress
the Whiskey Rebellion.
John Jay is sent to Britain
to negotiate a treaty settling
unresolved issues of the
American Revolution.
1782
After only months of self-education,
Hamilton admitted to NY Bar as lawyer
and elected to the Continental Congress as a
NY delegate.