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In 1791, Aaron Burr decided to run against Alexander Hamilton's father-in-law, Philip Schuyler, for the U.S. Senate seat from New York. Burr won, and forced Schuyler out of office. Burr won, and ...
Aaron Burr is probably most well known for his duel with Alexander Hamilton in 1804 and his act of treason, which involved the land expansion of the United States and possible war. Portrait of ...
As a young man, Burr studied law and planned to become a lawyer, but the news of the 1775 Battle of Lexington and Concord, the first battle of the Revolutionary War, changed the course of his ...
Aaron Burr was born on February 6, 1756 in Newark, New Jersey. When the American Revolutionary War began in 1775, Burr joined the Colonial forces. He would serve for four years, having to leave ...
During that campaign, tensions between Hamilton and Burr resurfaced, leading Burr to challenge Hamilton to a duel. On July 11, 1804, Burr shot Hamilton in the duel (while he still held the office ...
Theodosia Burr Alston was the daughter of Vice President Aaron Burr. Aaron Burr's spouse died in 1794 when Theodosia was still a child. For Aaron Burr, Theodosia became profoundly important, and ...
Eventually, political conflict and ill will led Hamilton face to face with rival Aaron Burr in a duel. Hamilton arrived with the intention of refusing to duel and shot into the air. Burr, however ...
He met a tragic end: he was shot and killed by Vice President Aaron Burr in a pistol duel in 1804. Burr wasn't the only one who didn't get along with Hamilton. Thomas Jefferson and Alexander ...
Hamilton's Sons: Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton had eight children, six of whom were sons. Five of them died long after Aaron Burr's 1836 death. The eldest, however, died when he was just nineteen years old. His name was Philip Hamilton.
Lesson Summary. Aaron Burr was a lawyer, founding father of the United States and politician who eventually became vice president. Burr's former law partner Alexander Hamilton offended his honor ...