Aaron Burr Analysis
An Understanding of Aaron Burr In the fall of 2015, the musical Hamilton made its first broad way appearance. It immediately was a hit and caused Alexander Hamilton, the man the show is based off of, to become a household name and not just one that is seen in textbooks. Besides Hamilton becoming very popular, so did some of the people who were associated with him. One of those people include Aaron Burr, the man who shot Alexander Hamilton. Burr, a fellow politician to Hamilton, had known him since college and was said to often disagree with him. However they didn't truly become enemies until 1791 when Burr beat out Hamilton’s father-in-law, General Philip Schuyler, for his senate seat. It wasn't until July 11, 1804 that their feud would
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It wasn't until 1789 that he got his break by being named Attorney General by New York Governor George Clinton. In 1791 he won General Philip Schuyler’s seat in the senate and had that seat for six years. He then won a seat in the state legislature after not being re-elected for the senate. In 1799, Burr started to organize the democratic party in New York City and the plan was to have Thomas Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President. Burr and Jefferson did not get along very well and in the election of 1800, the votes became a tie between the two for president. Alexander Hamilton decided to use his political influence to persuade others to vote for Jefferson which led to Jefferson’s win and Burr’s defeat.
Hamilton-Burr Duel. Hamilton backing up Jefferson was the final straw between him and Burr. Burr ended up become the vice president and therefore the president of the senate. In 1804 he was nominated to be governor of New York however he lost to Republican Morgan Lewis. Every loss and failure that Burr experienced he blamed on Hamilton. Because of his personal hatred for Hamilton, he challenged him to a duel which resulted in Hamilton’s death and the beginning of Burr’s political career being destroyed by his poor personal
It wasn't until 1789 that he got his break by being named Attorney General by New York Governor George Clinton. In 1791 he won General Philip Schuyler’s seat in the senate and had that seat for six years. He then won a seat in the state legislature after not being re-elected for the senate. In 1799, Burr started to organize the democratic party in New York City and the plan was to have Thomas Jefferson as President and Burr as Vice President. Burr and Jefferson did not get along very well and in the election of 1800, the votes became a tie between the two for president. Alexander Hamilton decided to use his political influence to persuade others to vote for Jefferson which led to Jefferson’s win and Burr’s defeat.
Hamilton-Burr Duel. Hamilton backing up Jefferson was the final straw between him and Burr. Burr ended up become the vice president and therefore the president of the senate. In 1804 he was nominated to be governor of New York however he lost to Republican Morgan Lewis. Every loss and failure that Burr experienced he blamed on Hamilton. Because of his personal hatred for Hamilton, he challenged him to a duel which resulted in Hamilton’s death and the beginning of Burr’s political career being destroyed by his poor personal