All of you might recognize me from the ten-dollar bill and being one of the delegates that helped write the U.S. Constitution. From you reaction, I sense that you don't recognize me. Perhaps I should tell you more about myself.
I was born in the island of Nevis in the British West Indies on the 11th of January 1755. My father was James Hamilton, a Scottish merchant of St. Christopher. My mother was Rachael Fawcett Levin. Heavy burdens fell upon me during my childhood. Business failures caused my father to become bankrupt. Soon after, my mother died in 1768. At twelve years old, I entered the counting house of David Beekmen. I served as a clerk and an apprentice. When I was a teenagers, I had a few opportunities for regular schooling. However, I was very knowledgeable of French due to the teaching of my late mother. I was first published in the royal Danish-American gazette. Impressed by this, an opportunity to gain my education was provided by family friends. I arrived at the grammar school in Elizabethtown, New Jersey in the autumn of 1772. One year later, in 1774, I graduated and entered king's college in New York City. There, I obtained a bachelor's of arts degree in just one year.
As the war of independence began, I took a trip to Boston, which solidified my loyalties with the colonists. I made a sensational speech attacking British policies, at a mass meeting in New York City. On March 14th, 1776, I was captain of a company of artillery set up by the New York providential congress. The proficiency and bravery that I displayed around New York City impressed General Washington. I joined Washington's personal staff in March of 1777 and I was given the title lieutenant colonel. I served four years as Washington's personal secretary and confidential aide.
At twenty-seven, when the revolutionary war was over, I began a non-military career. After three month of intensive study of the law in Albany, New York, I was admitted to the bar in July of 1783.
Alexander had personal reasons too. ... Alexander crossed the Hellespont. ... Alexander could be compared to Napoleon in swiftness and in movement, but Alexander could be patient as well. ... Alexander simply charged towards Radius's chariot. ... Increasing loneliness of a growing impatience with those who could not understand the Alexander of 324 was not the Alexander of 334. ...
Alexander the Great Alexander the Great, a patient and often devious man; had never struck without careful planning. ... Alexander had personal reasons too. ... Alexander crossed the Hellespont. ... Alexander could be compared to Napoleon in swiftness and in movement, but Alexander could be patient as well. ... Alexander simply charged towards Darius_s chariot. ...
His name was Alexander, and in this essay I will discuss Alexander, his accomplishments, and his effects on Hellenistic society. Alexander had already established a reputation among the army. ... Alexander did the inconceivable. ... They were terrified; they had heard of Alexander. ... No one knows where the Alexander's body is, either. ...
Alexander was a man of extremes and contradictions. ... Alexander's Army also had very important back-up units. ... Alexander's senior general Parmenio counseled Alexander that they should hold off until the time was right. ... Alexander emerges victorious again. ... Alexander came here for strategic reasons. ...
Does Alexander the "Great" meet these standards? ... Alexander the Great has not always been trustworthy. ... Alexander the Great also demolished Thebes. ... Alexander the Great seemed to be fairly honest. ... Alexander saw the Greeks as superior. ...
1) Stoneman, Richard is a reliable man he has written few books such as, Artists Discover Greece, Alexander The Great, Zenobia's Revolt Against Rome among others. ... Literature on 1977. 2) The Basic themes are the importance of the Alexander's conquest in today days and his development in the Hellenic age. ... Anab. 4.10.7) 4) The author presents the good and the bad aspect about Alexander The Great such as "there were others who might be expected to take advantage of Philip's death to make a bid for the throne. ... I wanted to know everything about Alexander The Great. ... N...
Alexander "The Great" (356 - 323 B. ... Philips multiple marriages took a toll on Alexander. ... Alexander became enraged shouting "What about me? ... King And Conqueror After his father's murder in 336 B.C. 20-year-old Alexander became King Alexander III of Macedonia. ... Why was Alexander such a "great" leader? ...
