Timeline (Hamilton Lives)

1800's

 * 1804: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr engage in a duel. Hamilton has wasted his shot, and Burr misses, leaving Burr embarrassed.
 * 1806: Alexander Hamilton is elected as a US Representative from New York.
 * 1807: Due to the British policy of impressment, president Jefferson embargoes Britain.
 * 1808: Alexander Hamilton receives the nomination for President from the Federalist Party, and defeats Decoratic-Republican James Madison.
 * 1809: Alexander Hamilton is sworn in as President of the United States. Also, the Treaty of Halifax is signed by the United States and Britain, in which the US repeals the embargo in exchange for the end of the British policy of impressment.
 * 1810: Alexander Hamilton passes the Improvement Acts, which include provisions to raise tariffs, fund construction of roads and canals, fund construction of public schools and universities, and create a larger navy.
 * 1811: In the War of the Sixth Coalition, Britain, Spain, and Russia join together to fight France. France has been suffering from economic failures due to a British blockade, and at the Battle of Bruges Napoleon loses and is captured by the British.
 * 1812: With Napoleon defeated, Spain sends ships and troops to quell the Mexican rebellion. However, Spain allies itself with the Creek and Seminole Indians in Florida and Georgia, and attacks on Natives by the American and Spanish Army both go past the border. After an American ship near Florida is sunk by a Spanish ship, Alexander Hamilton declares war on Spain.