Hamilton Washington and Jefferson

Alexander Hamilton is Greatest Contributor to American Political System

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October 31 , 2007

Several great men contributed to the founding of the United States and many were great thinkers as well . On analysis , it is clear that George Washington , Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson contributed greatly to the American political system and to American society . However , to determine which of these men was most important to the development of our political system and our society as a whole requires analyzing the men 's writing

, their speeches and their contributions to the American way of life . To do such , we will first look at the individual contributions of each man , their lives and their behaviors and then at their accomplishments to reach the conclusion that though George Washington is widely regarded as the Father of the Country , his contributions are outshined by both Hamilton and Jefferson . In the end Hamilton , with his Federalist s did more to influence the development of the national political system than Washington and Jefferson 's contributions to architecture , science and political thought , in addition to his actions as President , not the least of which is the Louisiana Purchase , clearly contributed more than the other two men to the development of American society

Alexander Hamilton is the least known of these men , but in many ways the most important to the development of the United States as a nation Hamilton served in public office as the Secretary of the Treasury during the presidency of George Washington . He is often remembered in American history for his duel with Aaron Burr which resulted in his death However , he is in many ways the most interesting of the characters as well , known to be the child of unwed parents and to have conducted at least one extramarital affair in an age when such things were unheard of . Some speculate that he may also have had an affair with his wife 's sister , but proof of that affair does not exist (Hamilton Page , 2007 The woman that it is known that Hamilton had an affair with , Maria Reynolds was the wife of a con man and counterfeiter who blackmailed Hamilton . Maria 's husband proved to be a man of no small aspiration and when he found out about the affair , threatened Hamilton with exposure (DiCarolis , 2007 ) Hamilton would later tell investigators that Mr Reynolds had insisted on wither a job with the federal treasury or that Hamilton pay him 1 ,000 and continue the affair with Maria . The affair with Maria , would , of course , mean additional payments (DiCarolis 2007

The affair , which Hamilton would later admit to James Monroe and others investigating allegations that he had misuse federal funds , came to be one of the points that Thomas Jefferson used against him in his effort to have the Secretary of the Treasury removed in 1793 . Jefferson went so far as to ask Congress to impeach Hamilton , but the vote failed (DiCarolis , 2007 . Questions about Hamilton 's character...