This week, a lecture about Alexander Hamilton and the early republic.

San Diego State University professor, Elizabeth Hoffman, talks about Alexander Hamilton's

role in the creation of the federal government.

Alexander Hamilton, one of the authors of the Federalist papers, argued during the Constitutional

Convention for a strong central government to mediate between

the states. What I'd like to talk about today and really the focus of this whole talk, I know

you're wondering what is the focus, is on the Constitution, the story of the American Constitution,

how it created this precedent of sovereign states getting together, not going to war, cooperating, and building

immense prosperity as a result. And how that's the story of the American Constitution is also

the story of how it took the life of its staunchest defender. Alexander Hamilton.

Professor Hoffman also describes how, after the American Revolution,

states operated as separate countries, which often caused problems.

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