Aaron Burr

culture values dedication, forbearance and neutrality and devalues recklessness and overambition, Vice President Aaron Burr, in Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton, esteems these same ideals. In his musical, Miranda highlights various key events in Hamilton’s life and legacy, but none is more important or divisive than his rivalry with Aaron Burr. Throughout the musical,…

Alexander Hamilton was born at roughly January11, 1755 or 1757. He was born in the British West Indies on an island named Nevis. Alexander’s father was James Hamilton who was a Scottish trader, and his mother, a woman whose name was Rachel Fawcett Lavine (French), was married to John Michael Lavine, when Alexander was born. Rachel got threw out of John’s home for disloyalty in their marriage. When Alexander was still an infant, James Hamilton left his household and Alexander behind. They fought…

The documentary tells the tales of the lives of Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr, both leading serendipitously parallel lives yet still incredibly different people, and their influence on the creation of American politics. Hamilton, a foreign-born Federalist notable for his fiery writings, and Burr, the Republican man known then as “America’s First Gentleman”, were originally close acquaintances, or perhaps more seeing as the terms of their relationship are not entirely known. However, over the…

New Jersey. After the loss of both of his parents, Burr and his sister went to live with their wealthy uncle. In 1769, at the age of 13, Burr enrolled at the College of New Jersey. After graduating from the College of New Jersey, Burr began attending Litchfield Law School in Connecticut. His studies were soon put on hold because of the Revolutionary War. Burr joined Benedict Arnold's men in their expedition to Quebec. By the spring of 1776, Burr had achieved the rank of major, and was…

he pursued a war to prove orphans were worth more than anyone grasped. There was no war going on at the exact moment he came. He became friends with Hercules Mulligan, Marquis de Lafayette, John Laurens, and Aaron Burr, Burr also being an orphan. When war broke out, they all joined up. Burr was interested in being George Washington’s…

Alexander Hamilton’s Assassination Despite some people’s anger towards Alexander Hamilton and his views, his assassination was unjustified because he was a key figure in post-revolution politics, and he was a figure known for speaking up about his opinions. Hamilton was a founding father known best for his contribution to the constitution, the federalist papers, and his role as the nation’s first head of treasury. He spoke out…

1800-Jefferson gets elected Thomas Jefferson ran against John Adams in the 1800 Presidential Election, Adams had lost his support because of his neutral stance in the French-British conflict and also because of the Alien and Sedition Acts. The house of Representatives chose the president after 6 days and 36 ballots were casted, Jefferson was elected President, during his inaugural address Jefferson tried to ease the nation’s fears of a Republican government by saying “We are all Republicans, we…

written work Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, Gordon S. Wood analyzes eight founding fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, George Madison, John Adams, Thomas Paine and Aaron Burr. From the time of the American Revolution, these characters contributed knowledge and leadership that fueled the creation of a growing country. What we neglect to understand in modern day history is how important their character, described…

Thomas Jefferson and John Adams were the two running for office. Alexander Hamilton picked the lesser of two evils and went with Thomas Jefferson. While Jefferson was President, Aaron Burr was left out of discussions and party decisions. In 1804, Jefferson removed Burr from his ticket, making Burr upset. Aaron later read that Hamilton had called him, “the…

In 1800’s election which was also known as The Revolution of 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr both were both running for President, which eventually led up to them getting tied. Soon after, they found out they were running against John Adams and Pickney. Jefferson and Burr where Democratic-Republicans who both wanted the same thing. They came to one overall decision. It took time to come up with the decisions, but once they agreed on one it was then sent to the House of Representatives to…