Alexander Hamilton

James Madison and the Virginia Resolution considers Madison's response to a governmental endeavor to expand its scope and authority through the 1798 Alien and Sedition Acts. The acts attempted to limit the public's ability to scrutinize the federal government....

What is the American Dream? Depending upon which period a person is referring to, the American Dream can shift somewhat with the changing tides of history....

Alexander Hamilton did not rise to public prominence as an austere New Englander or a gentlemanly Virginian. He was not born in the colonies at all. He was born in the West Indies....

In Charles River Editors' History for Kids series, your children can learn about history's most important people and events in an easy, entertaining and educational way....

Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had a famously contentious political relationship. In June of 1804, then-Vice President Burr was made aware that Hamilton had made disparaging remarks about him....

Tracking America's first president through his final days, Realistic Visionary tells the story of a man dedicated to public service....

The Founding Fathers have been revered by Americans for over 200 years, celebrated for creating a new nation founded upon the loftiest ideals of democracy and meritocracy....

As the story opens, young Alexander Hamilton marches with the Continentals. He is frustrated by being relegated to the end of the line. He desperately wants to make a name for himself....

Discover the incredible life and achievements of Alexander Hamilton. Offering a detailed and fascinating look at the incredible legacy of the military genius and founding father Alexander Hamilton, this illuminating biography sheds light on the life and times of this momentous figure....

It is often overlooked that Alexander Hamilton was instrumental in creating the key financial building blocks of the young United States of America....

Biographers, journalists, and satirists have long used the subject of sex to define the masculine character and political authority of America's Founding Fathers....

Alexander Hamilton was a founding father of the United States, who fought in the American Revolutionary War, helped draft the Constitution, and served as the first secretary of the treasury. He was the founder and chief architect of the American financial system. Listen to learn more....

In all the annals of American history, it is hard if not impossible to find a figure with a more controversial legacy than Aaron Burr, one of the most reviled yet mysterious characters of the last 200 years....