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Financing the New Nation
In 1789, Congress established the Department of the Treasury and President Washington appointed Hamilton to be the nation's first Treasury Secretary.
Congress tasked him with solving the economic problems that had plagued the United States since the Revolution: massive war debt, unstable currency, and a reliance on imported goods.
Hamilton's recommendations put him squarely at odds with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Virginia Congressman James Madison. |