Top 10 Founding Fathers of the United States
Besides the kickass musical that was based on his life, Hamilton did some great things. He created the foundation for the banking system that we currently use, and he was a huge factor of America's victory in the Revolutionary War. However, as expected for such an ambitious man, he did make many mistakes. For example, he partook in the first major political sex scandal in the United States, which was an affair with a woman named Maria Reynolds that lasted about a year. He also pissed off New York senator Aaron Burr so much that he ended up in a deadly conflict with him. If you look past all his errors, you'll find that his personal life is extremely interesting to study. Many historians believe that he and fellow soldier John Laurens were lovers before his demise in 1782. Their letters were basically the 18th century version of sexting, with all of the dick jokes and flirtatious mannerisms.
Alexander Hamilton is my favorite Founding Father and I wish he would have been president. I wish Adams and Jefferson were never president. I wish he would have been president. He would have been the third or fifth. But no. Jefferson took the presidency. I hate Jefferson. He was also the Hero of the battles of Trenton, and Yorktown. Oh. And by the way, THE TWO DOLLAR BILL HAS JEFFERSON ON IT, SO IT IS BAD LUCK. YHE TEN DOLLAR BILL HAS HAMILON ON IT. THE TEN DOLLAR BILL IS GOOD LUCK. So be quiet and I also hate you so much Greendayfan21.
He would have been a great President. A bit of a monarch, but nonetheless great.
HM, I wonder why this is number 1? The Hamilfans have taken over and I shall join their ranks
If it wasn't for his good leadership during the war, we would have been colonized by Britain. He also set up many of the standards that presidents go by today and was literally unanimously elected. He opposed harsh punishments to slaves, and only used whips if necessary. Slavery was common for his time, so don't condemn him for just that. He also planned to free his slaves after his death. He even rejected the offer to become king and gave up power.
Unfortunately a supporter of the constitution, but still said some of the most enlightened things ever.
Wrote the declaration, originally condemning slavery. One of the only anti-federalist presidents. The Louisiana Purchase causes him to lose point's though.
While not the most morally sound person, James (nicknamed Little Jemmy) accomplished a ton.
-He wrote the Bill of Rights
-He's the Father of the Constitution
-He was the fourth president (the War of 1812 was bad but he tried his best)
-He implemented the 2nd national bank (Hamilton's ghost approved)
-He married Dolley Payne Todd, who brought us ice cream
And he probably did a lot more, but those are just off the top of my head. He was short, sickly, rather apathetic at times, but cared for his country and ultimately does not deserve to be forgotten (nor do the lives of the slaves who were forced to work on his plantation of Montpelier).
Father of the Constitution
Was a man who basically state the revolution want freedom and persuade the second contental congress into revolution man back up his world with his battles!
More influential to the founding of Burr for sure. A musical has taken over history.
He killed Alexander Hamilton I like him. (My sister listenes to his songs 24,7
THIS GUY DOES NOT GET ENOUGH CREDIT HE WANTED TO END SLAVERY BUT HE DIED AND THEN HE couldn't IF HE HAD LIVED MAYBE OUR AMERICAN HISTORY WOULD BE DIFFERENT