How did Hamilton contribute to the changes made to the Articles of Confederation? How did his views on the Articles of Confederation compare to his views on the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles?

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23 February, 09:36

How did Hamilton contribute to the changes made to the Articles of Confederation? How did his views on the Articles of Confederation compare to his views on the United States Constitution, which replaced the Articles?

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Susan Kline · Answer 1

He was elected one of the delegates and made a speech about how he wanted to focus on a centralized government. He famously wrote 51 articles of the famous federalist papers along with John Jay and James Madison.

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He felt there were many contradictions and issues with the Articles of Confederation, so it was eventually scrapped. He advocated for a strong centralized government which many other delegates disagreed with. By centralized government, he meant he wanted the government to have more power to tax, have a bank and a strong executive. If there wasn't a strong centralized government, then the people could easily walk all over them.