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And an analysis of the musical Hamilton

US HISTORY

What is Hamilton?

1

  • Written by: Lin-Manuel Miranda
  • Choreography: Andy Blankenbuehler
  • Directed by: Thomas Kail
  • Won 11 Tony Awards and 8 Drama Desk Awards
  • Tells the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton

What is Hamilton?

<- Daveed Diggs as

Thomas Jefferson

Marquis de Lafayette

<- Jonathan Groff as

King George III

<- Lin-Manuel Miranda as

Alexander Hamilton

Who is Hamilton?

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  • American revolutionary
  • statesman
  • Founding Father of the United States
  • Founder of the NY Post
  • Founder and chief architect of the American financial system
  • first Secretary of Treasury

Who is Hamilton?

What happens in Hamilton?

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ALEXANDER HAMILTON

1757

Alexander Hamilton is born

1767

his father left

his mother dies

1768

Hamilton in charge of a trading charter

1771

1772

Hurricane Maria hits
Hamilton writes letter about it
Hamilton arrives in New York

ALEXANDER HAMILTON

left

his mother dies

1768

Hamilton in charge of a trading charter

1771

AARON BURR, SIR

Hamilton interested in attending Princeton

1773

Hamilton meets Burr, Laurens, Lafayette, and Mulligan

1776

FACT CHECK: historically inaccurate, they met at different times prior to this event

Hami

1773

Hamilton meets Burr, Laurens, Lafayette, and Mulligan

THE SCHUYLER SISTERS

the Schuyler sisters get introduced

?

FACT CHECK: the Schuyler family had several sons and 5 daughters, not 3

FARMER REFUTED

Samuel Seabury published Free Thoughts on the Precedings of the Continental Congress

1774

Hamilton responds with his own piece, Farmer Refuted.

1775

YOU’LL BE BACK

Boston Tea Party


1773


The Battle of Brooklyn

1776

RIGHT HAND MAN

-George Washington Becomes Commander in Chief of the Continental Army
- Hamilton Captures British Canons

1775

The Battle of Kip's Bay

1776

1777

Washington invites Hamilton to his military staff

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HELPLESS

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ELiza Schuyler and Alexander Hamilton get married

1780

SATISFIED

-

shows the wedding in Angelicas perspective

1780

FACT CHECK: Angelica was already married and had children, she didn't have feelings for Hamilton

STAY ALIVE & TEN DUEL COMMANDMENTS

-The Battle of Monmouth
-John Laurens and Charles Lee Duel

1778

MEET ME INSIDE

After a dispute with Washington, Hamilton leaves his staff for a few months.

1781

GUNS AND SHIPS

1779: Lafayette returns to France
1780: Lafayette returns to America with supplies and aid from France

1780

1779

YORKTOWN (THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN)

The Battle of Yorktown

1781

WHAT COMES NEXT

The end of the Revolution

1783

NON-STOP

Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention

1800


The Federalist Papers

Angelica and her family go to England in 1783.

Hamilton returns to New York


First Murder Trial in the United States

1787

1783

1782

WHAT'D I MISS?

Jefferson becomes Secretary of State

1790

1789

Jefferson returns from France

French Revolution begins

CABINET BATTLE 1

Washington held the first cabinet meeting

1793

TAKE A BREAK

Hamiltons and Angelicas letters

?

FACT CHECK: While the letters had flirtatious undertones, they where never involved with each other

SAY NO TO THIS

Hamilton meets Maria Reynolds

around 1890

ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENS

Dinner between Jefferson, Madison, Hamilton and others to discuss Hamiltons financial constitution

1970

CABINET BATTLE 2

King Louis XVI is murdered
Proclamation of Neutrality

1793

ONE LAST TIME

Hamilton drafts Washington's Farewell Address

1796

I KNOW HIM

John Adams becomes President

1797

THE ADAMS ADMINISTRATION

Hamilton resigns from Treasurer

1795

founding of the New York Post

Hamilton founded the Coast Guard

1801

1797

REYNOLDS PAMPHLET

Hamilton publishes the Reynolds Pamphlet

1797

BLOW US ALL AWAY

George Eacker criticized Alexander Hamilton in a speech.
Philip Hamilton confronts Eacker
Philip and Eacker duel

1800

Philip Hamilton graduates from King's College

1781

STAY ALIVE (REPRISE)

1801

Philip Hamilton dies in the duel

THE ELECTION OF 1800

1800

The Election of 1800 (surprise!)

Thomas Jefferson becomes the third preisdent of the United States with Aaron Burr (and later, George Clinton) as his vice president.

1800

YOUR OBIEDIENT SERVANT

1804

Hamilton and Burr plan duel

THE WORLD WAS WIDE ENOUGH

1804

Hamilton dies

WHO LIVES, WHO DIES, WHO TELLS YOUR STORY

1806

Eliza helped found the first prviate orphanage in New York

1814 Angelica dies


1854
Eliza dies

SPECIAL THANKS TO LOTTA!

Sources

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8. https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2020/jul/06/fact-checking-musical-hamilton/

2.https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/new-nation-1783-1815/

3.https://newtfire.org/hamilton/vis_Timeline.html

4. https://www.loc.gov/classroom-materials/united-states-history-primary-source-timeline/american-revolution-1763-1783/

5.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamilton_(musical)#Broadway

6.https://www.politifact.com/article/2020/jul/01/fact-checking-hamilton-musical/

7.https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a33106521/hamilton-musical-true-story/

9.https://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/hamilton/

10.https://www.britannica.com/video/221145/what-alexander-hamilton-got-wrong