Resources from the 2021 Gilder-Lehrman Teacher Institute
Interactive Timeline of Alexander Hamilton and the Founding of America 1755-1804
Alexander Hamilton- Slavery and Race in the Revolutionary Generation (PDF Article)
Painting of Tontine's Coffee House and Merchants Coffee House circa 1797
Pamphlet- Hamilton and Ledyard on the Treatment of Loyalists after the War 1784
Hamilton and the Ratification of the Constitution- GLI Online Exhibit
1780 Letter- "A Gloomy View of the American Revolution"
Plan of Government presented by Hamilton at the Constitutional Convention, June 18, 1787
Hamilton's Report on the Subject of Manufactures 1791
Lesson Plan- New York Ratification Debates Case Study (Teacher Log-In Required)
The Private Life of Alexander Hamilton- Online Interactive Exhibit
Letter from Hamilton to Edward Carrington 1792 (About conflict with Madison and Jefferson)
Hamilton on the Election of 1800 (Supporting Jefferson over Burr)
Washington Letter to John Sullivan 1781 commending Hamilton's contributions to the War.
Hamilton Letter to Philip Schuyler about his falling out with Washington before Yorktown
Hamilton Letter to Washington about conflict within the Cabinet
Washington Letter to Hamilton thanking him for his service as Treasury Secretary
Hamilton Letter to John Laurens 1779 about helping him find a wife (with desired characteristics)
Hamilton Letter to Peggy Schuyler about falling in love with Eliza 1780
Hamilton Love Letter to Eliza Schuyler 1780
Hamilton Letter to Angelica Schuyler Church 1787
Hamilton- Reynold's Pamphlet 1797... admitting to an affair to defend his professional integrity.
Hamilton Letter to Eliza- 1804... his last letter written in case he didn't survive his duel with Burr.
Hamilton Establishes the American Economy- Interactive online exhibit.
Alexander Hamilton, the Man who made America Prosperous- History Now article
Teaching Literacy through History Lesson: The U.S. Constitution- Federalists v. Anti-Federalists (PDF)
Hamilton and Washington's Presidency- Online Interactive Exhibit
The Hamilton-Burr Duel- Online Interactive Exhibit
Understanding the Burr-Hamilton Duel- History Now Article
Angelica Schuyler Church Letter to Philip Schuyler about the Duel- July 11, 1804
Selection of Hamilton Documents from the Gilder-Lehrman Institute