What controversial accomplishments are credited to Alexander Hamilton after his appointment to Secretary of the Treasury as noted in the biography, Washington: A Life?

When Washington became president, he appointed Hamilton Secretary of the Treasury. As secretary of the treasury, Hamilton initiated a federal bank, created an excise tax on whiskey, and encouraged the federal government to assume the state's debts from the war. All these policies would be highly controversial, as well as Hamilton's dealings with the British on Washington's behalf. This would cause a split between Hamilton and Jefferson, as well as many of Jefferson's followers, such as Monroe and Madison. This led to two political parties, the Federalists and the Republicans, that would begin a feud that would color Washington's final years as president.