![]() He faced much resistance and, at times, had to send in the army to quell revolts. Apart from import duties, he also started charging taxes on whiskey. He needed money to build up a federal army and federal institutions rather than relying on the states to help out. Hamilton believed in a strong, unified United States of America. But at a time when the US was trying to establish diplomatic relations with big powers like Britain and France, imposing import duties on products from these countries caused a massive backlash even within the US. Such protective measures have always been controversial since they tend to trigger retaliatory responses. This, however, required the implementation of charging duties on goods entering the US to protect factories from the cheaper competition. Hamilton understood the importance of getting the United States to build its industrial base to not depend on imports from other countries. Hamilton became the first treasury secretary of the United States in George Washington’s cabinet. The sky really is the limit if we focus on what we want out of life. Reading a story about an orphaned child becoming one of the most influential people in the history of the US got me thinking. He fought under George Washington in the war of independence and became one of his closest confidantes. He trained to become an officer in the army. He went to America, studied law, and was fascinated by the movement for independence. He managed to raise money and get a scholarship so he could seek a university education in America. His talents and hard work ethic did not go unnoticed. He became so good at managing money and all the paperwork that he effectively took over the company when the owner was away at sea. When Hamilton was 10, his mother died from yellow fever, and he was left without parents from a very young age.Īs a teenager, Hamilton hustled and worked hard and got a job working as a clerk in an import and export business. His father was not present in his life, and his mother raised him and his brother alone. Alexander Hamilton was born out of wedlock on the tiny Caribbean island of Nevis. This is the ultimate rags to riches story, if there ever was one. ![]()
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