Aaron Burr

Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis Founding Brothers The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph Ellis gives us six insightful vignettes of leaders of the early American Republic. The author reminds us that the founders did not know whether their creation would last. They did know that it was historic, that it was fragile and that it was a bold experiment. We have to judge them and their actions in that context, in light of what they knew not what has since come to be…

career. However, one man clearly stood out as his main antagonist. Aaron Burr, Alexander’s friend-turned-enemy, became jealous of the political power Hamilton had as Secretary of Treasury. When Burr pursued the position of President of the United States, Hamilton gave Thomas Jefferson his vote. This seemed like the ultimate betrayal to Burr and they decided to have a duel. Their bitter rivalry ended one early morning in New Jersey when Burr shot and killed Hamilton. If they had handled their…

that would shape the country’s future for generations to come. The election took a big turn when John Adams came in third, and there was a tie between the two Republican candidates, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The audio of Thomas Jefferson describes the race as an “arising deadlock between Burr and Jefferson.” (Ace, 1:55). The audio demonstrates how the media could only see this election as the race between Adams and Jefferson. In order to vote for the President and Vice-President…

1. As Benjamin Rush explained, the signers of the Declaration of Independence were uncertain that they would survive their revolutionary act. The signers could have easily been hunted down, tried for treason, and executed. They knew that what they were doing was bold, but they did not know that it would be shaping and changing America for years to come. Today, we view these founders as brave men who made intelligent decisions in order to change America for the better. However, a lot of the…

Aaron Burr was known as a “Benedict Arnold” in the politics of the United States of America as he constantly switched from political party to another as a helper, aiding depleting political parties. At the same time, though, many saw him as a political backstabber. One of these people included Alexander Hamilton, who constantly criticized Burr calling him “unprincipled”. This eventually resulted in a duel, declared by Burr, against Hamilton, since Burr was upset from the degradation he received…

knowing what we Americans see in them in today’s society. “Americans Success wasn’t always a foregone conclusion” as Ellis mentions grabbing the reader’s attention to the Founding Fathers. Ellis opens up the book by clarifying Alexander Hamilton’s and Aaron Burs arrival in meeting each other on July 11, 1804 close to New Jersey. He explains to readers the importance of personal prominence in the growing government. Thomas Jefferson got together with James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton in…

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr which ended in Hamilton dying of a fatal wound. What happened is Burr, who was tired of Hamilton fiddling with his political career based off of their different political views. Once Hamilton was challenged he couldn’t say no because that would ruin his honor, but so would losing. They met up on July 11th (FIND YEAR) at (FIND PLACE) and Hamilton got to choose the gun cause he was challenged, the gun he choose had a very sensitive trigger which Burr was not aware…

The right to elect government officials is one of the most fundamental rights an American Citizen is entitled to. It is also one of the most basic qualities of a democracy. Yet, few understand how our modern voting process works when it comes to electing our highest official. Thomas Jefferson once said, “If a nation expects to be ignorant and free, it expects what never was and never can be” (qtd. Ourrepubliconline). The Electoral College is an outdated system that no longer serves its original…

The presidential election of 2016 and the presidential election of 1800 were two of the most divisive and partisan elections in the history of the United States, and many of the lessons learned from the election of 1800 have carried on through the years and become relevant to this election two hundred and sixteen years later. While the election of 2016 is widely regarded as unusual, the election of 1800 was also unusual in its time for some very similar reasons, and Edward J. Larson’s book, A…

”The words desperate fortune were more than once applied to you.” - J. Brooks Before I took the class, I barely knew anything about American History. I knew that the ideas of the American revolution were astonishing for that period of time, or that America benefited from the lend-lease campaign during WWII, or that jazz was born in New Orleans. But I did not even think about the events, which led America to its incredible rise in XIX-XX centuries. To fill the blank space in my knowledge, I…