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Alexander Hamilton Biography and Timeline

Follow Alexander Hamilton through 5 dated historical records for United States of America.

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Alexander Hamilton, historical timeline

A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.

5Distinct records

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1777–1792Years on this page

1777

3 January 1777

Battle of Princeton

Captain · Princeton · Warfare / American War of Independence

A number of British troops left behind in Princeton surrender to Captain Alexander Hamilton

Role range: 1775-1783

1791

25 February 1791

First Bank of the United States

Treasury Secretary · Philadelphia · Economy / Banking

Hamilton secures a federal charter for the First Bank of the United States.

Role range: 1789-1795

25 February 1791

Bank of the United States

Secretary of the Treasury · Secretary of the Treasury · Philadelphia · Government / Government of USA

His bank plan becomes law when Washington signs the bank charter

Role range: 1795

1792

2 April 1792

Coinage Act

Treasury Secretary · Philadelphia · Economy / Currency

The Coinage Act establishes the United States Mint and a decimal national currency.

Role range: 1789-1795

2 April 1792

Coinage Act Monetary Framework

Secretary of the Treasury · Philadelphia · Economy / Gold Standard

The Coinage Act establishes a bimetallic dollar system whose legal gold-silver ratio later becomes central to the American transition toward effective gold monometallism.

Role range: 1789-1795

Records, sources and methodology

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