hamilton homework
UAL L2 Performing Arts Write a report on the Q&A / Discussion with the Hamilton cast. Please write up this work on your blogs; Deadline Monday 18 th November. Answer the following questions: 1. Briefly discuss the background context of Hamilton; who was Alexander Hamilton? What was his background and what did he achieve? What was important about him? What was happening in America at the time and what important historical events was he a part of part of? Why is Hamilton an important figure? Alexander Hamilton was an American statesman, politician, legal scholar, military commander, lawyer, banker and economist. Hamilton was an orphan, born to a half-British/half-French mother, who died when he was about 11, and a Scottish father, who left them. They had no money. However, when he was a teenager he was discovered to be a very good writer. He was sent to university Kings College in New York by a group of elders. He fought in the American re