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This 3 page paper examines this infamous duel that left Hamilton dead. Politics are discussed as well as the symbolic nature of the event. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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should be said that these men were always at the opposite end of the political spectrum. Burr was a Republican while Hamilton was a Federalist ("Alexander Hamilton"). The discord started
in the late eighteenth century. In 1791, Burr became Senator and this upset Hamilton a great deal ("Alexander Hamilton"). Hamilton would go on to write a scalding commentary of then
president John Adams who happened to be a Federalist, and this, though intended only for certain eyes, would get into the hands of Aaron Burr ("Alexander Hamilton"). Burr became angry
at this ("Alexander Hamilton"). One can see that this long feud had gone on largely due to issues concerning politics, but it had become personal. This is similar to
attacks of today whenever a campaign is launched. It is often the case that dirty laundry will air and it does seem as if the candidates are seething below the
surface. In the case of Burr and Hamilton, the discord had gone on for some time. In 1804, there was a governors race and Burr would run as
an independent instead of a Republican, but Hamilton campaigned against Burr ("Alexander Hamilton"). Burr did not win and while it is unlikely that Hamilton really had anything to do with
the failure, it still created problems ("Alexander Hamilton"). It had been noted that "the battle for New York had been a bruising one, but in the end, a relatively minor
slight precipitated the Burr-Hamilton duel" ("Alexander Hamilton"). During that year, Hamilton attended a party where he spoke against Burr and it made a New York newspaper ("Alexander Hamilton"). It was
at that point that Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel ("Alexander Hamilton"). The idea that two men were at odds and would fight perhaps would not come as a surprise,
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