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

I think Alexander Hamilton is the best choice for America because he focuses on a more economic point of view. One of the best things to have is a strong economy. In fact it's something that a new country like America needs. As well as something it should strive for. This is the main reason i voted for Alexander Hamilton. Alexander Hamilton also fought to abolish slavery in America. Did you know Alexander Hamilton helped to abolish slavery in NY? He also helped in its abolishment in several other states. Unlike Thomas Jefferson who claimed to be against slavery owned over one hundred of them. He also didn't free all of them after his death, in fact he only freed about 9 almost all of which had the same last name. While on the subject of Thomas Jefferson did you know that he wanted a rural only America. He fought against cities and banks even. Also Thomas Jefferson wanted to only support agriculture. Meanwhile Hamilton supported both the big and the little man by having the government fund them. Also Jefferson was against the thought of a military while Hamilton actually helped to fund it.  While you may have been told that Alexander Hamilton didn't support a strict translation of the constitution. That may be the case but he still fought hard to get it ratified. In fact he almost single handedly got it ratified in New York. Alexander Hamilton also affected the state constitutions of several other states. So I believe we are living in Hamilton's America and I think we're better off for it. Those are just a few of the reasons why I think America is better off with Alexander Hamilton than Thomas Jefferson.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Thomas Jefferson

I understand your point about economics, but Hamilton wished to restrict the personal rights of citizens, which I do not agree with.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree with Dominick, having a strong diverse economy is important to the success of a country. Therefore, Hamilton had a better vision of factor needed to have a strong economy.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Both Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson had good beliefs when it comes to the future of America. While I agree with many aspects of Jefferson's beliefs regarding the common people, Hamilton had much better ideas for the government, Constitution, and economy.While Thomas Jefferson had many views that would help protect the people, Alexander Hamilton had great views on how to run the government. Alexander Hamilton devoured a strong central government. At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, Hamilton argued that neither the New Jersey Plan, nor the Virginia Plan would work for the current situation. He believed that the government should be divided into three branches. Division of the government into three branches would allow for none of the branches to become too powerful. He believed that the best government for the United States would be a national government that had complete political authority. He disliked states governments, and believed that, in a perfect union, there would be no states at all. Hamilton drafted a plan for a new, centralized national government, that would still allow states to retain their individuality and basic rights. He carefully drafted this plan, combining what he thought where all the best aspects from successful governments across the globe. Not only did Hamilton have better views to establish a strong government, he had better views on interpreting the Constitution. Jefferson believed in a strict interpretation on the Constitution, and wanted a Bill of Rights, which he believed could only be granted under the Constitution. Alexander Hamilton believed in a loose interpretation of the Constitution, but that didn't stop him from co-authoring a series of essays in support of the it, known as The Federalist Papers. Hamilton believed that if the Constitution did not forbid something, then it should be permitted. A strict interpretation leaves no room for the future, as technology and culture progresses. With only a strict interpretation, the Constitution would constantly have to be modified to fit the developing world.In addition to Hamilton's views on the government and Constitution, he had better ideas for the basis of the economy. Hamilton wanted a balanced economy based on agriculture, trade, finance, and manufacturing. Jefferson thought that agriculture should be the backbone of the economy. While agriculture is important to the economy, an economy focusing solely on agriculture would be very unstable. For example, if there was a very dry or cold season, crops would fail. With only agriculture to support the economy, the economy would suffer. Hamilton believed in a more modern economy, so that if a certain aspect failed, the economy could still remain strong.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

The "war" between who left a more lasting impression of how to run America has lasted for many years. The two contenders were George Washington's right hand men, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton. Both have their lasting qualities, yet I believe Alexander Hamilton' idea for America was the lasting impression. He wanted America to be equal in manufacturing, farming. This is important because this will later in lead us to being a world superpower. We don't need others making everything for us, even if we choose to do it anyways, and we can also make our food at the same time. Jefferson wanted America to be a rural country. That wouldn't have gotten us anywhere, and we probably would have been invaded and taken over a long time ago. Also Hamilton wanted a strong military, while in the other hand Jefferson believed there was no need for one. Without Hamilton there would be no means of protection to America. Without a military we would have lost WWII possibly making the would ruled by the Nazi party. Even now we can't fight against terrorists, and building an army now would be useless. Jefferson may have impacted America hugely back then if we lived in his "world" everything would be, lack of a better term screwed up. I think actions speak louder than words and Jefferson was all talk and no walk. In other words he has more writing than actions towards America. When Hamilton did more for our country. Alexander Hamilton also established the first National bank as a means to store money, Jefferson believed this was a back idea and banks were corrupt. This isn't the case, maybe a little in their time, but as of now they are essentially the building blocks of "The common man of America." Banks are places so everyone has a back up plan in terms of money.  All of these reasons contribute to why I think we live in the "world" of Alexander Hamilton, and he is the everlasting foundation to America.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree with you, Devin, we needed (and still do) a strong military.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree with you Devin especially about Hamilton establishing the first national bank
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree with you 100%. I like how you talk about the military
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Who left a more enduring vision of the U.S.A. Hamilton or Jefferson? I believe Alexander Hamilton left a more enduring vision of the United States of America. He started off very poor but he slowly made his way up starting when he went to America to get the education he should have. At this time he still had no money. Washington spotted his potential in the revolutionary war and made him his assistant Hamilton generously accepted his offer. Hamilton believed that the best form of government was a federal form of government. That means the country was ruled by the wealthy. Hamilton felt the country should be ruled by the wealthy because they had the ability to get the knowledge that was required to run the government. Therefore, he felt, the wealthy could run the government better than the common people. Jefferson believed that everyone’s accumulated ideas would be better than the few wealthy men’s ideas. Hamilton wanted the country to have a lot of manufacturing companies as opposed to agriculture. He believed that there was more money to be made in manufacturing. However, Jefferson believed that the agriculture path was the better path to take. I think that Hamilton’s ideas were better because he was thinking more in the long run and that in the future, manufacturing would be more profitable and better for the country.While Jefferson wanted us to follow the constitution precisely, Hamilton felt that a more relaxed interpretation was better. If the constitution was interpreted in a more relaxed way, Hamilton would be able to build the national bank, which would further advance the manufacturing dream he envisioned. Which would then make the wealthy people more wealthy. I think that Hamilton’s idea would better America because it would make us more united in our decisions and make us a stronger nation.In the end, I believe that Hamilton’s ideas were better than Jefferson’s for Americans. His ideas would make the future America a better, more profitable place to live, even if it took a while to get there.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

In my opinion Alexander Hamilton left a more enduring version of America. A lot of the stuff you see today is because of what Alexander Hamilton believed in. Alexander Hamilton was really into dealing trade and earning credit to bond with other countries and earn their trust. As a result a lot of countries are our allies and trading partners such as China for example. Hamilton also wanted a strong U.S. economy. Today we have a pretty strong economy which is something that Hamilton wanted. Unlike Jefferson, Hamilton was against slavery. He helped end slavery in some states such as New York and New Jersey.Hamilton also was a federalist because of how he supported the ratification of the constitution. Hamilton wrote a majority of the federalist papers. Alexander Hamilton favored farming, manufacturing, and finance and if you look around you that is what some of America is about. Hamilton also fought in the Revolutionary War against Britain. He was appointed captain of artillery by General George Washington. Hamilton was also a lawyer and baker which proved he was very organized and smart.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree, most of the economical believes we have today come from hamiltons ideas
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I agree that Alexander Hamilton left more of a legacy behind because of his idea of a strong economy that we have now today, and was against slavery.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Jefferson looks like the nice guy, I get that, and Hamilton may look like the bad guy, seeing how he doesn’t stand up for the “little guy”. But think about it, who is the little guy? The slaves, not the farmers, and Hamilton was an abolitionist. Jefferson didn’t even release his slaves when he died. After reading about both men, I think Alexander Hamilton would be better for overseeing America’s economy, the interpretation of the constitution, and how the government should be run, no matter what people think about his personality.Alexander Hamilton’s vision of the economy was balanced and based on agriculture, trade, finance, and manufacturing. He wanted the government to give aid to all of these for support. Thomas Jefferson, on the other hand, wanted agriculture to be the backbone of our nation, and did not want the government to support trade, manufacturing, or finance. Alexander Hamilton established a national bank, which Jefferson opposed, but used to make the Louisiana Purchase.Hamilton’s idea of government was also good; he wanted a strong central government. Jefferson favored a strong states’ government, and I can understand why some would agree with this, thinking it good that the states could do as they pleased. For that reason exactly, the Articles of Confederation failed. The states are too different, and need a strong federal government to unify them. He wanted a loose interpretation of the constitution. Jefferson wanted strict. The thing is, who is deciding how strictly these rules are being followed? Loose interpretation is good because it gives the people a say in the way the constitution is interpreted.Overall, I think Hamilton left a more enduring legacy. The National Bank is still around today, we have an economy of agriculture, manufacturing, finance, and trade, and we can interpret the constitution as we choose. If problems arise, we have the Supreme Court. Even though we have a strong central government, states, as well as people, still have power. Even though Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson have different legacies, I personally think Alexander Hamilton’s is more meaningful in today’s world.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I like how you mentioned that the real little guy was the slaves and not the farmers. I don't think too many people noticed that.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

You have some good points on why Hamilton had a better vision of the US!
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I used to think Thomas Jefferson had a more enduring vision of the United States, but then again Alexander Hamilton wanted us to be a better country in the future a strong and with a good economic view, that's exactly what a new country like America needs a strong leader that can make us a better and stronger country in the future. Thomas Jefferson had a vision of the future for us which wasn't that good he wanted us to still live in farms get really early in the morning to do our job go to school come back, then the next morning do the same, what a boring life we would have right? Alexander Hamilton wanted us to improve for the future have better factories and a better life. We have a pretty advanced country now thanks for his vision of the future. Alexander Hamilton wanted us to manufacture our own things and have strong military. We have so many great companies that thoughout the year they manufacture their own things and every year they create something better, something that can make our lives better. For example this essay I'm writing I could of been writing it on paper with pencil and I would probably have errors, but now we have iPads that help us do so many things we have a better chance of having a good life and education now, all thanks to Hamilton. We have freedom, we like that we can do whatever we want of course we have our boundaries, but without those boundaries we would be a really weak country, other countries would want to take what we have now. That's why Hamilton wanted a strong military so we could keep what we have now, imagine if we didn't have that and we had a weak military other countries could just come in and take whatever we have, they could just easily take away our freedom and take over the country and all that we have improved in, it wouldn't matter any more because they can just come in and take it away without a fight, but we don't have a weak military. We have a strong military that protects us. Both Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton had good ideas for America, Thomas was more fair to people and thought about the farmers and the slaves yet he had slaves and when he died he didn't give freedom to all of them, he didn't really think of the future like Hamilton he just thought of the present time. Alexander Hamilton did think of the future and that's all we needed to be able to accomplish all the things we have and do today.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I really like how you arent completely one sided about the question and you still point out that Jefferson had good ideas for America
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

i think that what you say is very true Jefferson didn't follow his words, but his words inspired our system of government that we have this very day.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Who do you think had a more enduring vision of the United States? For me it would definitely have to be Alexander Hamilton. I have three reasons why I love him. He got America a new Constitution, he was against slavery, and he wrote a majority of the Federalist papers. The Articles of Confederation were complete junk. They were literally just an outline of the rules they wanted to get some form of Government started. They weren’t very well thought out, which made it even worse because the thing they needed most at the time was some sort of good constitution. Alexander Hamilton realized this (being who he was) and got people together and forced them to come up with something better. The result was the Constitution of The United States, which might I point out is what we still use to this day.  Alexander Hamilton was completely against slavery. He wrote it all over his writings. Yes, he did believe that colored people were inferior to white men, but that was just what everyone was raised to believe back then. Thomas Jefferson was the opposite of Hamilton. He owned several slaves and treated them horribly. Even after he died, he didn’t even release them. I believe that people took in to account Hamilton’s view on slavery. He was an influence to America that slavery was wrong, and that people, all colors, were created equal. The Federalist Papers were a series of 85 pages that promoted the ratification of The Constitution. Alexander Hamilton wrote 52 of them. He is basically the majority of the reason we have rights, people. I would like to see someone top that. So obviously he left an enduring vision for history. Yes, I will acknowledge the fact that Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. But that wasn’t his vision, those were other peoples thoughts that he wrote on paper. Hamilton’s vision gave us our American Rights.In conclusion, I believe Alexander Hamilton had a more enduring vision for America because he got people to create a new Constitution, he left a message that slavery was wrong entirely, and wrote the majority of the papers that got the states to ratify the constitution that we still use today. So in my opinion, Alexander Hamilton wins this debate by a landslide.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I like how you brought up Hamilton being an abolitionist.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Your essay was especially effective from your use of listing specific examples of why you liked Hamilton more.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton left a more enduring vision of America. He was a firm abolitionist who supported the equality of all men. He wrote the Federalist papers which helped to interpret the Constitution he helped draft. He established a strong versatile economy, and he instituted a tax system, a credit system, and a manufacturing system.The Declaration of Independence states that “all men are created equal.” Hamilton not only supported this, he actively lived these words. He worked towards equality, succeeding in New York and New Jersey. Slavery was ended in those two states, the first of many to work towards equality. It is said that Hamilton did own slaves, but they were paid staff. He felt that with proper education and a steady income, that anyone, including African Americans, could do great things.Hamilton also saw that the Articles of Confederation were weak and damaging the country. So he gathered all the delegates for a Constitutional Convention. He helped to draft the Constitution, keeping it loose and flexible. The loose interpretation he assumed would allow for the Constitution to be used to solve many problems. Hamilton also wrote the Federalist papers which not only helped to ratify the Constitution, but they helped to later interpret the Constitution.Hamilton used his position as Secretary of Treasury to do many things to improve America’s economy. Instead of having the economy rely on one thing like manufacturing or agriculture, he supported a diverse economy. He wanted the economy to be balanced between agriculture, trade, finance, and manufacturing. He improved manufacturing by coming up with a better system, and he wanted the government to give aid to all four parts of the economy. He implemented a tax system and a credit system, making great strides in achieving economic stability. His economy was very modern, and it is the economy we live in today.Alexander Hamilton helped to start the process of working towards equality.He was a key role in everything that had to do with the Constitution, and his interpretation of the Constitution has allowed us to become the America we are today. His diverse economy has shaped and grown into today’s economy, it started with him. We are living in Alexander Hamilton’s vision of America.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I like how you included the role Alexander Hamilton played in the creation of the Constitution.
Debate: Who had the more enduring vision of the United States? Hamilton or Jefferson?
Side: Alexander Hamilton

I think Alexander Hamilton was a better match for America because he wanted the United States to be deeply involved with world trade. This would really benefit us because it would give us access to goods we can’t make or don’t have. It could also make a more beneficial relationship with other countries and we could become allies with them if it is necessary. Hamilton wanted us to become a manufacturing powerhouse. If we started manufacturing things it would mean more job opportunities for people. It could also give us more wealth because if we make a chair out of wood, it would be worth more than if we just sold the wood and we could use the money from the chair to buy something that isn't normally in the US such as coffee. Hamilton believed that individual liberties should be limited. I agree with this because a lot of people can take advantage of them even though that isn't what they mean. For example, freedom of speech, if someone says something really offensive and rude they will use freedom of speech as an excuse. What freedom of speech means, is that if you say something, the government can’t throw you in jail for it unless it’s something like confessing to murder. People think it means that you can say whatever you want and people can’t get mad at you but that’s not what it is. I don’t think that he meant getting rid of them or removing some, I think he meant changing it so things like that don’t happen.