Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Today, the United States easily sits as a major world superpower. It sprouted near the closure of the 1800's, when America began its peak in the economy. How did this fresh new band of colonies surpass even the finest world powers, such as Britain? You had better thank Alexander Hamilton for that. Hamilton laid down his image for America in the future. He wished for a strong military and government, a sound and diversified economy, and the abolition of slavery. His ideas for America are what began to assemble the lost pieces of America's economy and growth. They laid the infrastructure for industrial growth in the 1800's as well as the Industrial Revolution, which created more job opportunities and greatly improved our economy. Even today the effects of Hamilton's leadership show throughout our everyday lives, just by looking at the economy we live in. He rose our military standards, and for that we have the protection we would later need.What made Hamilton an expert on the military, was that he was a primary source of the action. In the summer of 1775, Hamilton volunteered at a militia company known as the "Hearts of Oak". Later on in March 1776 he was commissioned by the state government to captain. His task at hand was to raise the New York Provincial Company of Artillery to protect Manhattan. Hamilton's men served along side Henry Knox's, a Chief of Artillery under Washington's command. Hamilton was later recognized by Washington himself, and became Commander in Chief. Years of military service affected Hamilton's line of thinking, for the good of America. He managed to kill two birds with one stone, by proposing to recruit slaves to the Continental Army then offering them freedom for their service. A term known as "Indentured Servants". Hamilton provided troops when needed by Washington, and made use of slaves by offering their freedom. This was the beginning of a vigorous and sturdy military.Before Hamilton's excellent thought and leadership, America mostly relied on trade from other countries, and remained under the shadow of Britain. Britain helped America with imports and exports of different material, but expected taxes that were far too high to withstand. After a great Revolution in which we noted that Hamilton took part of, America won its independence. With America on its own, the economy started out weak. There was no mother country to provide what was needed. Near the end of the Revolution, about a year before the "Treaty of Paris", Hamilton resided to Philadelphia, where he became an elected representative to the Continental Congress. Hamilton understood the importance of the American image to other countries in order to gain allies, and he kept this in mind when declaring his thoughts for a perfect economy. In 1786, Hamilton was elected as New York legislature. Hamilton traveled back down to Philadelphia one year later to participate in the Constitutional Convention as one of New York's three delegates. The Constitution is signed by different delegates including Hamilton. Hamilton's true political potential isn't shown however until he begins to write the "Federalist Papers". This set of 85 essays supported Ratification of the Constitution and persuaded readers to ratify it. It was Hamilton's influence that got the Constitution ratified. Hamilton then begins the calling for a Nation Bank to increase the circulation of currency. Eventually, the bank was established and has lived to today. It exceeded what Hamilton could have ever hoped. In closure to Hamilton's economy, he had hoped for a balanced scale between manufacturing, trade, and agriculture. The balance allowed for all assortments of products to be established and didn't go out to one specific group of people. Hamilton believed in all jobs, not just rural and farming like Jefferson. With the start of the Industrial Revolution, jobs opened up like nothing before. The economy was in a heavenly state, with the inventions of new machines to make life easier. To this day we see the effects of Hamilton's economy, as it is still with us today. If you only like crops grown by farmers, then you can make the decision to only buy their produce. You are not limited to it if you do not want it. Grocery stores have an assortment of things from manufacturing to agriculture. Hamilton made this dream possible!To end my arguable debate, I'd like to once again stress the impact Hamilton had on this country and its rise to world power. Without this man, our economy may still be in the state it was in the early 1700's, or worse. Hamilton allowed freedom to slaves and offered more troops for military service while at it. He was captain under Washington, and aided him with troops in battle. He built the most successful bank in the country! Jefferson and other leaders made contributions to this country, but not many can come close to the impact Hamilton made. Alexander Hamilton in my eyes left a more enduring vision of America.