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1774.
The Declaration of Independence was not really published, but it was signed. If you take it that way, the Continental Congress published it.
Yes, Hamilton wanted the federal government to take on the war debt. He proposed a National Bank, which was met with opposition from many. Hamilton prevailed, and the First Bank of the United States was chartered in 1791.
Join the Continental Army.
Members of Congress have a public swearing-in ceremony at the start of each new Congress. The current oath (2014) was written in the 1860s.