“Hamilton was also an elitest”
It is ironic that the opposition to Hamilton, led by some of the wealthiest landowners in America, called him elitist; he came from a very poor background, arriving in American with little more than the clothes on his back. Hamilton was also one of the first prominent politicians in America to support the abolition of slavery; his wealthy landowning opponents in the South typically owned huge numbers of enslaved people. Hamilton wanted everyone in America to have the same opportunities he had. His opponents wanted to keep the current system entrenched indefinitely.