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Special Identifications in History; Person, Event and Place
Transition from New Amsterdam to New York (1664)
New York City is located right at the mouth of the Hudson River. The first European power to visit New York was the Dutch in 1624. The land caught the attention of the administration in Netherlands. The Dutch West India Company hoped to explore the region's fur trade. Peter Minuit purchased a major real estate. Peter traded trinkets with natives for the island of Manhattan in 1626. A new town was set up there and was called New Amsterdam. The colony sought to enrich the stockholders from the Netherlands. The first governor of New Amsterdam (Peter Stuyvesant) ruled it with decree and dictatorship. The Dutch West India Company thrived in slave trade.
The English focused their eyes on the Dutch holding after Charles II assumed the throne. Charles gave the land to his brother who was the Duke of York. He later officially owned it. The English invaded New Amsterdam in 1664 and forced the governor to relinquish New Amsterdam. It became New York (Lankevich, 2016).
New York is especially interesting because apart from its population, it is regarded as the most cosmopolitan city in the United States. It has great harbors and serves as a preferred headway to the major world oceans (Lankevich (2016).
George Washington: General and President
George Washington was born to a successful planter named Augustine and his wife named Mary Washington on the 22nd of February 1732. Washington was good in math and went on to become a surveyor. He took part in the Indian and French war between 1754 and 1763. He became commander in Chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution (1775-83). He later served as the American president for two terms. He became a hero after he led his forces against the British. He was elected the head of the convention that was charged with writing the American constitution in 1787. It only took two...
He left a great legacy that constitutes, among others, strength, national purpose, and equality. He died at 67 in his Virginia plantation shortly after leaving presidency (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, 2016).
George is regarded as the father of the nation by many friends and foe. His image is ever seen on the face of the dollar bill. He is also displayed in many public places including schools, towns, and cities such as Washington City (Miller Center of Public Affairs, University of Virginia, 2016).
Alexander Hamilton
Born on 11th of January 1757 in the British West Indies in a place called Nevis, Alexander Hamilton was born to a Scottish trader named James Hamilton, and a French lady named Rachel Fawcett Lavine. James Hamilton abandoned his family when Alexander was still an infant. Life was tough for them. Alexander achieved a lot because he was intelligent and was willing to work. He arrived in America at the age of 15. He started a remarkable career there. He engaged in several development projects and is among the founders of the first national bank, the Mint and Tax collection bureau; now the Coast Guard. Alexander Hamilton died in 1804 in a duel with his rival in politics and the vice president of the time Aaron Blurr (Public Broadcasting Service, 2015).
Alexander Hamilton is one of the founding fathers of America. He may not have ascended to the presidency of his adapted, country but he made immense contribution to the political system. He supported Washington in the Revolution War. He assisted in the ratification of the constitution and protected the U.S. from financial ruin (Public Broadcasting Service, 2015).
Henry Hudson
This English explorer and navigator, was born in 1565. He tried to discover a shortcut from Europe to Asia. He sailed for several countries, once for the Dutch and three times for the English. He gave the famous Hudson River its name. Hudson is said to have been rather headstrong. He violated his contract with the Dutch…
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Revolutionary Character Alexander Hamilton was the prototypical opportunist of the American Revolution: of obscure and humble origins, he longed for an escape from his lowly rank as accountant and, as Wood (2006) notes, it was "war" that Hamilton believed would provide just such an escape (p. 124). Hamilton's revolutionary character was found in this desire for opportunity out of crisis and displayed the future maxim of Rahm Emmanuel, "Let no good
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S. - disposed to create secession in the union in order to accomplish his personal goals, it becomes clear that this was an unprincipled man. This is certainly surprising, given that Burr was to a certain degree responsible for the creation of the United States. All things considered, Burr was a man who considered his personal gains to be more important than morality. Hamilton's article came as a blow to Burr,
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