ALEXANDER HAMILTON:
FIRST SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY
Pequot Library Exhibit Activity Sheet
Complete the activities with information from the exhibit
Mini Quiz
1. Where did Alexander Hamilton learn about business by clerking for an American merchant?
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2. As a battalion commander, Alexander Hamilton led
a daring bayonet charge in what major battle?
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3. How did New Yorkers honor Hamilton near the end
of the ratification process for the US Constitution?
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4. When Washington was ending his second presidential term, what did Hamilton draft for him?
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Alexander Hamilton’s Life
January 11, 1757 Born in _______________________
1772
Arrives at the thirteen colonies
1773
Starts studying at ________________________
1776
Captain of New York Artillery Unit
1777-81 Aide-de-Camp to ______________________
1780
Marries _______________________________
1783
Sets up law practice in New York City
1784
Founder of the Bank of New York
1785
Co-founder of NY _________________ Society
1786 Drafts resolution at Annapolis Convention
Secretary Hamilton
1. List 3 things Hamilton did to establish national
credit and organize the country’s finances.
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2. The Report on ___________________________
proposed how to effectively develop US manufacturing so that the US would decrease dependence
on foreign manufactured goods.
3. Name three items on display related to Hamilton’s time as Secretary of the Treasury.
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4. The ___________________________________
(1791-1811) was a semi-private institution that
safeguarded the national government’s finances
and helped stabilize the nation’s economy.
5. Hamilton played a key role in establishing the
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which eventually facilitated the growth of Paterson,
NJ as the first US-planned industrial city.
EXHIBIT
PRESENTED BY
Exhibit Activity Sheet by
The Alexander Hamilton
Awareness Society
1787 Delegate to ____________________________
1789-95 Serves as _____________________________
1798-1800 Heads Army & Navy during ________ War
1802
Construction of _______________is completed
July 12, 1804 Passes away from bullet wound from duel
Mini Quiz: 1. St. Croix 2. Yorktown 3. Built parade float “Good
Ship Hamilton” 4. Farewell Address
Timeline: Nevis; King’s College (today’s Columbia University);
George Washington; Elizabeth Schuyler; Manumission; Constitutional Convention; Secretary of the Treasury; Quasi, The Grange
Secretary Hamilton: 1. Increase national tax revenues, refinance old debts, establish national bank 2. Report on Manufacturing 3.Answers will vary 4. Bank of the United States 5. Society
for Establishing Useful Manufactures (S.U.M)
1787-88 Oversees and co-authors the Federalist Papers
Use the back of this sheet to write down interesting facts or your thoughts on Alexander Hamilton’s economic plans
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