Alexander Hamilton: America’s First Treasury Secretary

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ALEXANDER HAMILTON Quick Fact The first political parties in the United States were the Federalist Party and the Republican Party later called the Democratic-Republican Party The parties that control the government today are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party with other matters relating to money Hamilton worked to create a strong national government However others others were worried that the national government was too strong These disagreements led the early leaders of the country to create two political political parties Hamilton led the Federalist Party Hamilton foreground seated wearing black joins in the signing of the US Constitution in 1787 After the United States won the American Revolution the Founding Fathers needed to set up a lasting government for the new nation 6