One of Alexander Hamilton’s biggest fears was having a weak federal government. He saw the struggles that the federal government had with the plan of government that was created by the Articles of Confederation. He knew it was hard for the federal government to raise money and to pay its debts because the federal government couldn’t levy taxes. He knew the financial stability of the country suffered, because there was no national banking system. As...
One of Alexander Hamilton’s biggest fears was having a weak federal government. He saw the struggles that the federal government had with the plan of government that was created by the Articles of Confederation. He knew it was hard for the federal government to raise money and to pay its debts because the federal government couldn’t levy taxes. He knew the financial stability of the country suffered, because there was no national banking system. As a result, states printed money, which caused inflation. He also was concerned about the federal government’s ability to protect and defend itself because the federal government couldn’t require people to join the military. This is partially why the federal government was unable to deal with aggressive actions toward the United States by Spain and Great Britain.
Alexander Hamilton feared the new federal government created by the Constitution might not have enough power to resolve these issues. This is why Alexander Hamilton and the Federalists wanted to create a strong federal government when the Constitution was being written.
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