### March 7 On March 7, 1784 I was elected a delegate to the Congress of the Confederation from New York. This wasn’t a great honor for me since there were only two candidates and one withdrew giving me a de facto victory. But I made the most of it! I was the youngest member at the Convention and the one with the most radical ideas. I argued for a strong national government, a single executive and the tax structure that we ended up getting with the Constitution. I even wrote the Federalist Papers during this time! The good news is that my views won out ultimately, and I was a major player in helping create a brighter future for our newly formed nation. So on March 7, 1784, I took my first step in a career that would shape the nation for generations to come.