When visiting the Alexander Hamilton exhibit , I came across motives such as an entrepreneurial drive, middle class knowledge, and others  that have been discussed in both class. He never became a president but with his ambitious attitude he was able to influence America’s government and economy. Alexander took part in the development, ratification of the Constitution, and even tested the limits of it for the better of everyone. He was also the first secretary of treasury which led to the federal government taken over the states’ debts from the Revolutionary war and created a national bank. Alexander Hamilton was confident in his opinions and was always ready to debate but throughout his final years, he was against laws which restricted immigrants and free speech. At last, he dueled against a childhood friend with different political views in 1804 which was the last of his presence.

Alexander Hamilton much like Robinson Crusoe were interested in doing things that they had interest in, instead of being average. Robinson Crusoe wanted to sail all over the world rather than following his fathers advice and Alexander Hamilton wanted to help people which he studied hard to be a lawyer. Both wanted to be successful but to obtain it they studied hard and made the best of their situations. Robinson Crusoe would learn from sailers how to sail, survive in new lands, and how to generate his own money off lands. Alexander Hamilton went to college to become a lawyer, he was a war general, and very vocal in society about his opinions therefore making them both independent after learning.

As we discussed in our history class when the French people rebelled and eventually made a National Assembly which represented the citizens so was Alexander on the same views. One of the primary sources at the exhibit called “The Farmer Refuted” by Alexander hmself stated that “must be a voluntary compact,between the rulers and the ruled” on issues about government such as the French citizens believed in the same because a nation is suppose to have a ruler for their benefit , not to torture them. In another source , Alexander made a “Plan of a Constitution for America” which he wrote at the Philadelphia convention with all the other state representatives and he created a part of the constitution  which gives all fairness among people and provide change. His input was that the federal government would dominate the states, a president could appoint state governors, control state militias, and veto state laws. Today we see it as a normal thing but at that time many opposed it being bad for society.

Etienne Polverel, Leger Felicite Sonthonax, and Alexander Hamilton were against slavery and demanded a change. Although Alexander had slaves, he felt bad, and took a stance when many others in the community did so. While Etienne Polverel and Leger Felicite Sonthonax made the change and proclaimed emancipation of slavery in Saint-Domingue they also had wars which helped to get attention into the rigged system which they lived upon. Alexander Hamilton was part of the New York Manumission Society ran by John Jay and this helped to bring freedom to all enslaved New Yorkers but after a long time wait. Alexander Hamilton himself was comparable to many of the situations we touched upon both classes.