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Summary: The Assassination Of Alexander Hamilton

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A wise man once said “I only regret is that I have but one life to lose for my country”; that wise man was Nathan Hale, a patriot for the American colonies and had been hung by the British for spying on them. This quote can relate to many men, but we are here to talk about a founding father named Alexander Hamilton. Born January 11 1755 Alexander was a very poverty stricken boy, having to learn as much knowledge as possible and sailing to the Colonies as soon as he had the money to. In October of 1772, Alexander set sail for New York to attend a college now known as Princeton University. Later on in his life he became a war hero for the American revolution, standing by General Washington’s side through it all, later becoming the nation's first Secretary of Treasury. Fast forward a few years and Alexander Hamilton is killed by a man named Aaron Burr, Alexander's death being extremely significant to the young United States Of …show more content…

A little less than 30 years, the Election of 1800 went to a deadlock between Thomas Jefferson who was running for president, and Aaron Burr who was running for vice president, at this point it meant that the house of representatives had to vote for who would be the new President. Even then the house of representatives went to a tie, but Alexander still needed to vote. Hamilton didn’t support either side, but because he hated Burr more than he hated Jefferson he decided to vote for Jefferson, making him the president instead of Burr. This heated relationship worsened even farther when Hamilton criticized Burr at a dinner Party. Letters were exchanged between the men and it led to Burr being challenged to a

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