Hamilton-Burr Duel:A Symbol of Struggles

ObjectiveList one cause and one effect of the Hamilton-Burr Duel

AARON BURR ALEXANDER HAMILTON

What is a duel?

Why it Happened Aaron Burr was a republican and Alexander Hamilton

was a Federalist

Hamilton and Burr had developed a rivalry against each other through out several years

Alexander Hamilton was critical of Burr’s character and his attitude

Aaron Burr wrote a piece criticizing John Adams, which angered Hamilton

The Election of 1800 Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr were tied at

73 votes and it was up to the House of Representatives

During this time, Alexander Hamilton said that Burr was extremely dangerous

The House of representatives were influenced by this and voted for Jefferson

As a result, Aaron Burr became vice president

Wogdon Dueling Pistols

The Duel and Outcome

The duel happened on July 11, 1804 at The Heights of Weehawken in New Jersey.

Aaron Burr won the duel and shot Alexander Hamilton

Hamilton died the next day

The Effects

The Federalists lost their smart and well-respected leader

An anti-dueling law was passed to ban the act of dueling New York

This law was later applied to all states