The Stein Founding Brothers Notes Ap Us History

Carly Stein Founding Brothers Notes AP US History Chapter 1: The Duel †¢ Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had a fight on July 11, 1804 in Weehawken NJ. It was a fair duel, but unfortunately Hamilton died. Burr killed Hamilton in their duel †¢ People thought of Burr as a cold blooded murderer, so in a way Burr died too from a bad reputation †¢ Hamilton didn’t want to fight Burr, but he couldn’t turn down a duel †¢ Hamilton thought there was a possibility that he would die, so before the duel he had his will out and ready and he drafted his final thoughts, ideas, and opinions †¢ Dueling was illegal, so when Burr and Hamilton met they called it an â€Å"interview† †¢ Hamilton’s son died trying to defend his father’s bad reputation †¢Ã¢â‚¬ ¦show more content†¦It’s still up for debate who shot their gun first †¢ If Hamilton had the intention of never shooting his gun, then Burr must’ve fired first †¢ It is believed that Hamilton did shoot at Burr by accident, but missed and hit a tree. Burr was then justified to shoot back at Hamilton by code duello †¢ By killing Hamilton, Burr had nothing to gain and everything to lose †¢ Burr might’ve shot Hamilton on accident too. He was so shocked when Hamilton collapsed, so it’s possible he was miss-aiming on purpose but shot accidentally †¢ Hamilton insulted Burr but asking him what the word â€Å"despicable† meant which not only insulted Burr’s character, but his intelligence. Hamilton and Burr were constantly bickering in letters so Burr asked for a public apology, later leading to a duel †¢ Washington was the most powerful political-general and Hamilton was the second. Burr was just under Hamilton’s rank †¢ Burr was attorney general for New York in 1789 †¢ In the election of 1804 Burr and Jefferson had equal votes so it was up to the House of Representatives to decide who the president would be †¢ Hamilton hated Jefferson, and because Jefferson and Burr ran for president together so Hamilton had more reason to hate them both †¢ Hamilton wrote that Burr was bankrupt and accused him of having a bad character †¢ The House of Representatives later convinced Jefferson not to trust Burr †¢ Burr realized that Republicans wanted to impeach him as vice