2.  Early Life
◦ Continental Army
 Middle Life
◦ Went to law
◦ Senator of New York
◦ Election of 1800
 Jefferson asked for Burr’s Help, Burr developed
“political campaigns”
 Late/Dead Life?
◦ Guilty of crimes, pretty much a dead man.

3.  Early Life to Mid Life
◦ Served in Constitutional Convention
◦ Served in Army
◦ Bank
◦ Debts
 Mid Life to death
◦ Burr conflict

4.  Jefferson and Burr tied in election.
 Tied 73 votes.
 House chose Jefferson as President and Burr
as Vice-President.
 Dropped from cabinet

5.  After dropped, Burr started to plot secession
 Hamilton foiled the plan
 Burr challenged Hamilton
 Hamilton was wounded badly, died next day.
 Never really tried in court.
 July 11, 1804

6.  Burr had leased land in Texas.
 Worked with General James Wilkinson
 Went over to the West, and supposedly tried
to separate the West from the East
 Wilkinson soon betrayed Burr, after he found
out Jefferson found out the scheme
 Arrested and tried for treason by John
Marshall but was acquitted
 James Wilkinson’s “handwritten evidence”

7.  Election of 1800, Twelfth Amendment which
changed the way of voting for vice-president
 Federalist party destroyed. Led to
Democratic-Republicans
 Even Hamilton as a Federalist supported
Jefferson more than Burr

8.  Hamilton’s son was killed in a duel. Related to
why he couldn’t pull the trigger?
 Samuel Swartwout said to have been on Burr’s
boat?
 Hamilton fired in the air, Burr perceived it as
“throwing away his shot” and fired back
◦ Different perspective from different historians.
Some say it was meant to miss, while others say he
wanted to ruin Burr’s life once and for all.

9.  American Pageant book
 http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/duel.ht
m
 http://americanhistory.about.com/od/crimei
namerica/a/burr-hamilton-duel.htm