Alexander Hamilton on Independence Day in NYC
Channel: The Travels
Date: 2019-08-16

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Watch this lecture on "How Independence Day affected Alexander Hamilton and New York"

This 30-minute lecture is delivered in the first person by Alexander Hamilton and covers his time in NY up until the reading of the Declaration of Independence. 
Learn the historical importance of surrounding the reading of the Declaration from a contemporary New Yorkers point of view. 

Through anecdotes and inspirational life lessons, he recollects his experiences with famous New Yorkers and the Sons of Liberty while describing how his actions helped beckon New Yorkers through the difficult pathway of Revolution without succumbing  to anarchy. 

Alexander provides historical background as to the causes, reasoning and events that led up to that day. With liberty and loyalty stirring in his heart Alexander Hamilton can uniquely convey the true sense of the Revolution and the importance of Independence Day in New York. 

Credits:
Footage Scott MacScott Relive1776.com
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