Who supported and led the push for chartering the first central bank of the United States?
Alexander Hamilton
Abraham Lincoln
Thomas Jefferson
Andrew Jackson
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The answer is Alexander Hamilton. Hamilton was the first Secretary of the Treasury under President George Washington, and he proposed the creation of a central bank as a way to establish a stable banking system and manage the country's finances. He played a key role in the chartering of the first central bank in 1791, which was called the First Bank of the United States.