true thomas jefferson was a greate man and so was alexader hamilton , but why dose jefferson get all the credi

Question

I've been in washington d.c for over three months and everywhere you go i mean everywhere there's something to remind you of th jefferson, but only one lonly statue of alexander hamilton in the whole city how come. he did greate thing too

Answer 1

Hamilton was probably the most dangerous man of the period. At first, he did not want a president, but wanted to set up Washington as king with his children taking over after he was dead. Problem was, Old George did not look anything like the Washington Monument at any time in his life. Hamilton was crafty and slick. The soldiers in the Revolution were not paid in cash, but in certificates redeemable for land when land became available. since the government had at that time no power to tax, it had no money to speak of. Hamilton devised a scheme to devalue the certificates, but they for pennies on the dollar, and then open the land to be had for his friends, who bought all the devalued certificates, to own land and become like English Lords, duks and all that stuff. Hamilton was a pseudo aristocrat, he was truly a bastard

Answer 2

Hamilton was killed in a duel by Aaron Burr long before his career would have normally been over. He never got to live up to his full potential. Additionally, Hamilton came to the colonies from the Caribbean and did not have a history in the colonies as old or prestigious as Jefferson's. Had Hamilton ultimately been president his legacy would be remembered quite differently.

A lot of pro-Federalist historians are now teaching that Hamilton was really the father of modern American capitalism. I'm not so sure about that. Certainly, his "Report on Manufactures" laid the groundwork for an American industrial policy - but what's more important to you: the freedom to do business or the freedoms of speech, assembly, and religion that T.J. brought to the party?

Answer 3

You're right that Hamilton has been greatly underrated and his achievements underappreciated --at least by the general public. I think it's partly because he didn't have the crowd-pleasing personality that Jefferson did. He was more reserved and aristocratic than Jefferson, his interests not as wide-ranging, and his contributions less readily visible or as easy to explain as Jefferson's.

Answer 4

Hamilton had the bad luck to be shot and to be on the losing team of the Federalists to Jefferson "founded" the Democratic party.

Answer 5

Jefferson authored most of the documents, including the Declaration of Independence. Hamilton signed everything, along with everyone else. Also, Jefferson was taller.

Answer 6

Open your wallet.

Hamilton rates a $10.00 bill.

Jefferson gets the $2.00

and a nickle.