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The popularity of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has been an eye-opening experience for many Americans—who knew the founding fathers of the Unites States were such excellent rappers? Bad jokes aside, the real revelation of the American...
The popularity of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has been an eye-opening experience for many Americans—who knew the founding fathers of the Unites States were such excellent rappers? Bad jokes aside, the real revelation of the American Revolutionary War era musical was undoubtedly how little most otherwise patriotic Americans knew about the founding of their country. In particular, the play was a much-needed refresher on numerous basic facts—that the colonists were already at war with the British before the Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson; that the French, under the leadership of Lafayette, Rochambeau, and others, were a decisive ally; that the First Bank of the United States was established by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 to help pay off the young nation's war debts; and that a string of Southern presidents in the first decades of the 19th century—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson—abetted the practice of slavery, setting the stage for the Civil War.
The establishment of Hamilton's bank may help explain why so many American Revolution antiques from the late 18th century include coins. Many of these colonial coins were minted in England and Ireland, often sent to the colonies for use as currency due to their unpopularity at home. Other Revolutionary War era antiques include swords and sabers, rusty buttons once worn by Continental soldiers, weathered documents, and threadbare samplers, many of which were prepared by young girls following the death in 1799 of the first president of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton's most influential mentor, George Washington.
Continue readingThe popularity of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has been an eye-opening experience for many Americans—who knew the founding fathers of the Unites States were such excellent rappers? Bad jokes aside, the real revelation of the American Revolutionary War era musical was undoubtedly how little most otherwise patriotic Americans knew about the founding of their country. In particular, the play was a much-needed refresher on numerous basic facts—that the colonists were already at war with the British before the Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson; that the French, under the leadership of Lafayette, Rochambeau, and others, were a decisive ally; that the First Bank of the United States was established by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 to help pay off the young nation's war debts; and that a string of Southern presidents in the first decades of the 19th century—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson—abetted the practice of slavery, setting the stage for the Civil War.
The establishment of Hamilton's bank may help explain why so many American Revolution antiques from the late 18th century include coins. Many of these colonial coins were minted in England and Ireland, often sent to the colonies for use as currency due to their unpopularity at home. Other Revolutionary War era antiques include swords and sabers, rusty buttons once worn by Continental soldiers, weathered documents, and threadbare samplers, many of which were prepared by young girls following the death in 1799 of the first president of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton's most influential mentor, George Washington.
The popularity of the Broadway musical "Hamilton" has been an eye-opening experience for many Americans—who knew the founding fathers of the Unites States were such excellent rappers? Bad jokes aside, the real revelation of the American Revolutionary War era musical was undoubtedly how little most otherwise patriotic Americans knew about the founding of their country. In particular, the play was a much-needed refresher on numerous basic facts—that the colonists were already at war with the British before the Declaration of Independence was drafted by Thomas Jefferson; that the French, under the leadership of Lafayette, Rochambeau, and others, were a decisive ally; that the First Bank of the United States was established by Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton in 1791 to help pay off the young nation's war debts; and that a string of Southern presidents in the first decades of the 19th century—Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, and Jackson—abetted the practice of slavery, setting the stage for the Civil War.
The establishment of Hamilton's bank may help explain why so many American Revolution antiques from the late 18th century include coins. Many of these colonial coins were minted in England and Ireland, often sent to the colonies for use as currency due to their unpopularity at home. Other Revolutionary War era antiques include swords and sabers, rusty buttons once worn by Continental soldiers, weathered documents, and threadbare samplers, many of which were prepared by young girls following the death in 1799 of the first president of the United States, and Alexander Hamilton's most influential mentor, George Washington.
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