16: The Founding Fractures: Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson
History That Doesn't Suck
Prof. Greg Jackson
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🗓️ 8 May 2018
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
“I always knew Colonel Hamilton to be a man of superior talents, but never supposed that he had any knowledge of finance.”
This is the story of conflict. Infighting. Intrigue. Dissension. This is the story of George Washington’s first term as President of the United States. The new government is making important strides: it’s creating the Bill of Rights and new departments: War, State, and Finance. But Alexander Hamilton’s ambitious plan for the American economy is completely contradictory to Thomas Jefferson’s vision for the country. These two Founding Fathers could not be more different; each also could not be more determined to win at the other’s expense. It’s Alex’s Northern bank-supported commerce versus Tom’s Southern agrarianism. Buckle up. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.
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| 0:44.2 | The explosion of artillery at New York's Fort George welcomes the sun rise with a military |
| 0:48.6 | salute. |
| 0:49.6 | Today, April 30th, 1789 is the day that George Washington becomes the first ever to swear |
| 0:57.4 | an oath to uphold the US Constitution as President of the United States. |
| 1:02.1 | Truly, given his role as the Continental Army's Commander-in-Chief, as the Virginian who |
| 1:07.8 | led Americans hailing from all over the colonies to military victory and independence, having |
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