Insurrection of Aaron Burr | Fears of a Young Republic | 5
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The Political Dimension of Burr's Opposition to Hamilton
The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was one of the most fraud elections in American history. The election process had really alienated Burr from Jefferson himself the president and from the main body of the Republican Party. In the aftermath of the death of Alexander Hamilton this duel ruined Burr's political career he became a outcast and even a fugitive. Then looked west to try and find a place to reinvent himself.
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