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Chapter 1 Chapter 1: (1:00)
Opening Credits for Alexander Hamilton.

Chapter 2 Chapter 2: (4:12)
Founding Father Gouverneur Morris struggles to define Alexander Hamilton's character.

Chapter 3 Chapter 3: (8:19)
Young Hamilton overcomes family tragedy and hardship, gaining notice for his intelligence and hard work as a shipping clerk on the Caribbean island of St. Croix.

Chapter 4 Chapter 4: (4:48)
In 1773 Hamilton arrives in the American colonies to study at King's College in New York. He embraces the revolutionary cause.

Chapter 5 Chapter 5: (2:54)
Hamilton's accomplishments gain him the patronage of General George Washington.

Chapter 6 Chapter 6: (5:12)
Hamilton marries Betsy Schuyler, the daughter of the wealthy and powerful General Philip Schuyler.

Chapter 7 Chapter 7: (5:14)
Hamilton wins recognition commanding a battalion during the revolutionary victory at Yorktown, Virginia.

Chapter 8 Chapter 8: (13:12)
Hamilton's Federalist Papers play a central role in the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.

Chapter 9 Chapter 9: (9:22)
As the nation's first Secretary of the Treasury, Hamilton centralizes power by having the central government assume the debts of the individual states.

Chapter 10 Chapter 10: (4:59)
An affair with Maria Reynolds leads Hamilton to fall victim to blackmail.

Chapter 11 Chapter 11: (14:31)
Hamilton and other Federalists clash with Jefferson's Republican Party over the future of the new democracy.

Chapter 12 Chapter 12: (5:11)
Hamilton grooms his eldest son Philip for a future in politics.

Chapter 13 Chapter 13: (5:26)
Hamilton's public admission of his affair with Maria Reynolds backfires.

Chapter 14 Chapter 14: (8:04)
Hamilton's campaign against John Adams' bid for re-election destroys his own Federalist Party.

Chapter 15 Chapter 15: (6:22)
Hamilton becomes a political outsider after Thomas Jefferson wins the presidency.

Chapter 16 Chapter 16: (2:28)
Hamilton's hopes and dreams for his eldest son are crushed when Philip is killed in a duel.

Chapter 17 Chapter 17: (8:10)
Offended by Hamilton's sharp criticism, Aaron Burr challenges Hamilton to a duel.

Chapter 18 Chapter 18: (3:22)
The legacy of Alexander Hamilton lies in the creation of systems that forged a united nation.

Chapter 19 Chapter 19: (2:50)
End credits.

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