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      • Alexander Hamilton denounces the British for imposing “oppressive taxes” on the colonists which amount to tyranny, a form of slavery, and vassalage to the Empire (1774) Found in: The Revolutionary Writings of Alexander Hamilton
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  2. Nov 9, 2009 · In that decisive clash, Hamilton acquitted himself brilliantly, leading a successful assault that contributed to the surrender of British General Lord Charles Cornwallis.

  3. Hamilton publicly denounced French minister Genêt, who commissioned American privateers and recruited Americans for private militias to attack British ships and colonial possessions of British allies.

  4. Alexander Hamilton in "A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress" (1774) argued that the oppressive taxes laid upon the American colonists by the British were a form of slavery which had become intolerable and would thus lead to the colonists' independence: Taxation.

  5. Jan 1, 2002 · You tell me, “I over-rate the importance of these colonies to the British empire;” and proceed to make such assertions, as must convince every intelligent person, that you are either a mortal foe to truth, or totally ignorant of the matter you undertake.

  6. Sep 15, 2014 · Despite his gratitude toward his generous patrons, with the American colonies on the brink of a revolution, Hamilton was drawn more to political involvement than he was to academics.

  7. This prompted young Alexander Hamilton (1755/57–1804), a student at King’s College (now Columbia University), to pick up his pen in response. Hamilton’s efforts resulted in the 35-page Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress, signed “A Friend to America” and published on December 15.