Alexander Hamilton
1806 Portrait of Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull.
The Federalist Papers on Impeachment
In two essays published in a New York newspaper in 1788, Alexander Hamilton defended the impeachment mechanism outlined in the yet to be ratified U.S. Constitution proposed at the Constitutional Convention. These two essays, part of the 85 essays that collectively comprise the Federalist Papers, now provide jurists with important insights into how the authors of the Constitution intended impeachment to work.
A plaque in New York City marking the location of Thomas Jefferson’s one-time home, where Hamilton and Jefferson reached a compromise on Hamilton’s plan.
Alexander Hamilton’s Plan for Assumption of State Debts After the American Revolution
Learn about Alexander Hamilton’s plan for the federal government to consolidate and assume states’ debts after the American Revolutionary War, opposition to the plan from Thomas Jefferson & James Madison, and how a compromise on Hamilton’s plan placed America’s capital at Washington D.C.
Related: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, American Revolution, Political & Economic Integration
1797-1811 Headquarters of the Bank of the United States, Philadelphia.
Alexander Hamilton’s Plan for a National Bank
Learn about Alexander Hamilton’s plan for a Bank of the United States, opposition to the plan from Thomas Jefferson & James Madison, and how Hamilton articulated the doctrine of implied powers under the Necessary and Proper Clause of the U.S. Constitution to get his plan passed.
Related: Thomas Jefferson, American Revolution, Doctrine of Implied Powers, Central Banking
Carpenters Hall: 1791- 1797 Headquarters of the Bank of the United States.
The Doctrine of Implied Powers
Learn about Hamilton’s articulation of the doctrine of implied powers, the Supreme Court case that affirmed the doctrine, and its implications for congressional power.
Hamilton Grange in New York City.
The site where Hamilton’s duel with Burr took place.