Hamiltonian economic program

In United States history, the Hamiltonian economic program was the set of measures that were proposed by American Founding Father and first Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton in four notable reports and implemented by Congress during George Washington's first term. They outlined a coherent program of national mercantilism government-assisted economic development.[1]

Alexander Hamilton, a portrait by William J. Weaver now housed in the U.S. Department of State

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  • American School (economics), the Hamiltonian American School of economics practiced by the United States from 1790s–1970s rooted in the three Reports, based on tariffs which built the American industrial infrastructure
  • Federalist Party, Hamilton's political party, which supported his program and pushed most of it through Congress[8]
  • American System (economic plan), economic plan based on the ideas of Henry Clay

References

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  1. ^ "Alexander Hamilton - Financial Reform, US Economy, Treasury | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 2024-07-08. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  2. ^ McConnel, Michael W. "What Would Hamilton Do?". Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy. 35 (1): 259–282 – via ProQuest.
  3. ^ Bellino, Grace (January 1, 2018). "Whiskey in Early America". International Social Science Review. 94 (1): 1–24.
  4. ^ "Founders Online: Final Version of the Second Report on the Further Provision Ne …". founders.archives.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  5. ^ "Founders Online: Alexander Hamilton's Final Version of the Report on the Subjec …". founders.archives.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  6. ^ "Report on Manufactures - submitted to Congress December 5, 1791 < A Biography of Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804) < Biographies < American History From Revolution To Reconstruction and beyond". www.let.rug.nl. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
  7. ^ Report on Public Credit, January 1790; Report on a National Bank, December 1790. 1790.
  8. ^ "Federalist Party: Leaders, Beliefs & Definition". HISTORY. 2023-06-21. Retrieved 2024-08-29.

Concerning Support of Public Credit in Colonial America

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