Part one of term paper
was born into a rough life. He was the second of two illegitimate children. He was born on the island of Nevis in the British West Indies. The date of his birth is still argued among scholars. They believe that he was born sometime in between 1755 and 1756 but the exact date is unknown. His mother, a Huguenot or French catholic, was name ...

Part two of term paper
... the island of St. Croix as part of the lower class white society. On this island Alex got his first taste of finance when his mother employed him as the clerk and bookkeeper of her store. While he worked in his mother’s store he became the target of many rumors and torments. Her husband brought up Rachel, his mom, on charges of adultery. Her husband had made it public that Hamilton and his brother were illegitimate children. Alexs mother had now been declared a whore. After his mot ...