With Egbert Benson, this man represented his state at the Annapolis Convention; after early success as the captain of an artillery company, he gained control of three infantry battalions at the Battle of Yorktown.
With Egbert Benson, this man represented his state at the Annapolis Convention; after early success as the captain of an artillery company, he gained control of three infantry battalions at the Battle of Yorktown. He advocated relieving a "shortage of hands" through "pecuniary bounties" for American industry in his [*] "Report on Manufactures", and his "First Report on Public Credit" proposed federal "assumption" of state war debts, and a First Bank of the United States. For 10 points, name this a prolific contributor to the Federalist Papers who was killed by Aaron Burr, the first Secretary of the Treasury.
With Egbert Benson, this man represented his state at the Annapolis Convention; after early success as the captain of an artillery company, he gained control of three infantry battalions at the Battle of Yorktown.
Alexander {Hamilton}