Who left a more enduring vision of the U.S.A. Hamilton or Jefferson? I believe Alexander Hamilton left a more enduring vision of the United States of America. He started off very poor but he slowly made his way up starting when he went to America to get the education he should have. At this time he still had no money. Washington spotted his potential in the revolutionary war and made him his assistant Hamilton generously accepted his offer.

Hamilton believed that the best form of government was a federal form of government. That means the country was ruled by the wealthy. Hamilton felt the country should be ruled by the wealthy because they had the ability to get the knowledge that was required to run the government. Therefore, he felt, the wealthy could run the government better than the common people. Jefferson believed that everyone’s accumulated ideas would be better than the few wealthy men’s ideas.

Hamilton wanted the country to have a lot of manufacturing companies as opposed to agriculture. He believed that there was more money to be made in manufacturing. However, Jefferson believed that the agriculture path was the better path to take. I think that Hamilton’s ideas were better because he was thinking more in the long run and that in the future, manufacturing would be more profitable and better for the country.

While Jefferson wanted us to follow the constitution precisely, Hamilton felt that a more relaxed interpretation was better. If the constitution was interpreted in a more relaxed way, Hamilton would be able to build the national bank, which would further advance the manufacturing dream he envisioned. Which would then make the wealthy people more wealthy. I think that Hamilton’s idea would better America because it would make us more united in our decisions and make us a stronger nation.

In the end, I believe that Hamilton’s ideas were better than Jefferson’s for Americans. His ideas would make the future America a better, more profitable place to live, even if it took a while to get there.