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Nevis, West Indies
Mother: Rachel Fawcett
Father: James Hamilton -
Hamilton's Father abandoned the family a few months after arriving at St. Croix
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At he Age of 11 Hamilton got his first job to help his mother
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After his mother's death, Hamilton moves in with his cousin.
Hamilton finds himself a job working as an accounting clerk in a Mercantile in St. Croix. -
A hurricane hit St. Croix.
Hamilton wrote an article in the newspaper about the destruction of the island. -
Hamilton's boss and some other business men collected money to send Hamilton to America to get an education.
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Hamilton arrives in Boston
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Hamilton moves to New York and enrolls in King's College (Columbia)
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Hamilton wrote his first political article defending the Patriots.
He left King's College before graduating and joined the Patriots. -
The American Revolution begins. Hamilton becomes part of the New York Provincial Artillery Company
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Hamilton created his own militia of 25 men. They stood inspection by Washington.
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The last 100 British soldiers withdrew from Manhattan. That night Hamilton and his men stole 24 British cannons.
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Hamilton applied to be Captain of Provincial Company of Artillery
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Hamilton was appointed Captain of Provincial Company of Artillery. He only needed 30 men, however, he had 69 men join him by the 3rd week in command.
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Hamilton finds Hercules Mulligan and convinced him to become a spy for the Patriots.
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Nathanael Green invites Hamilton to dinner at Washington's Headquarters. Washington invites Hamilton to be on his staff. Hamilton accepts.
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Hamilton works on Washington's staff writing official letters and documents. He later becomes Inspector General of the U.S. Army.
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Alexander Hamilton marries Elizabeth Schuyler. They have 8 children together throughout their marriage. Eldest son, Philip, killed in a duel.
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Hamilton and Washington part ways after having a falling out.
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Hamilton becomes Commander of a Battalion in Lafayette's division. Fights in Yorktown and wins.
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Hamilton was elected as a Representative for the Continental Congress.
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The war ends. America wins independence!
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After the war, Hamilton studied law. Many of Hamilton's first clients were British Loyalists who still pledged allegiance to the the King of England.
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Hamilton establishes the First National Bank.
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Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay write the Federalist Papers to support the Constitution. Jay 5, Madison, 29, Hamilton 51.
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Washington becomes the first President and nominates Hamilton to be the first Secretary of the Treasury.
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Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison have dinner in New York to strike a deal. The Capital of the United States would be in Washington D.C. and the Financial Capital would be in New York.
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Washington steps down from being president.
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Hamilton publishes a letter about his opinion on Aaron Burr and why he didn't vote for him for president. Jefferson becomes president.
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Letters were exchanged between Aaron Burr and Hamilton. Burr tries to get Hamilton to apologize for all of the things he has said about him, however, Hamilton will not apologize.
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Aaron Burr and Hamilton agree to a duel to settle their differences. Hamilton is shot and dies the next day.
