of his new American friends and the reading he had done converted him to the patriot cause. If Britain could brake her own laws, argued Hamilton, then Americans had no reason to obey them. Hamilton published his opinions in New York newspaper in 1774. That summer he aired his views in person at a huge rally in New York City’s Hall. Despite his strong feelings, Hamilton could not tolerate mobs, he was very loyal to his friends no matter what their politics. One main night in 1775, a group of King’s college students rioted on campus. Hamilton was afraid of what they would do to his friend if they caught him. He forced his way through the crowd and climbed the stoop in front of the President’s house. Sternly, he told his classmates that their behavior was disgraced the very freedom they claimed to serve. A noble cause ,he reminded them deserved noble actions. Hamilton did more than make speeches and write pamphlets for the colonies cause. He also joined a militia company. Every school day in 1774-1775 he and his debating society friends turned out to practice their marching in the local churchyard. Hamilton’s unit cold themselves “The hearts of oak.” They wore short green jackets and leather caps which bore the patriotic words “Freedom or Death.” By May 1775, the American war for Independence had begun.The war Hamilton had wished for when he was twelve was there for him at eighteen, and he embraced it eagerly. As a boy he had wanted to fight only to improve his luck in life. As a young man, however, Hamilton had more then a personal glory on his mind. He now wanted to free America from the tyranny of the British government. Hamilton’s war began in New York in August 1775 when the heart’s of oak captured the British cannon from the fort on Manhattan’s southern tip and brought them to the American camp farther north. Despite the cover of silence and darkness, the B...
