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Aaron Burr
Burr, Aaron
Burr, Aaron (1756–1836) US statesman, vice president (1801–05). A veteran of the American Revolution, Burr was senator for New York (1791–97). His contribution to the formation of a Republican legislature in New York (1800), ensured the election of a Republican president. Burr was meant to become vice president, but confusion in the
electoral college resulted in a tie for president between Burr and Thomas
Jefferson. Jefferson was elected with the support of Alexander
Hamilton. This mix-up led to the adoption of the 12th Amendment to the US Constitution. Burr proved an able vice president and was nominated for governor of New York. Hamilton led public attacks on Burr's suitability, which resulted in a duel (1804). Burr killed Hamilton and his political career was effectively ended. Embittered, he embarked on an apparent conspiracy to establish an independent republic in
sw USA. Burr was tried for treason, but acquitted in 1807.
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Aaron Burr, portrayed as misunderstood Founding hero.(BOOKS)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 7/1/2007; 700+ words
; ...national chronicle, though, Aaron Burr is frequently cited as...their style and sweep. Aaron Burr came from splendid...Washington, D.C. So, poor Burr was tried for treason and...office after another, Aaron Burr became a very different...
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Burr in the saddle.(Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr)(Book review)
Magazine article from: National Review; 7/30/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, by Nancy Isenberg (Viking...book, to rehabilitate Aaron Burr brings to mind the...historians. Since his death Burr has been taken up by what...Rather than seeking the true Aaron Burr, Isenberg argues...
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Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason
Magazine article from: South Carolina Historical Magazine; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Aaron Burr: Conspiracy to Treason. By Buckner F...privy to intimate conversations with Aaron Burr in the 1973 novel Burr, Buckner F...exist-Walter Flavius McCaleb's The Aaron Burr Conspiracy (1966) and Thomas Perkins...
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Blennerhassett Museum gets first Aaron Burr item: Purchase of silhouette marks 200th anniversary of vice president's third and final visit to island
Newspaper article from: Charleston Daily Mail; 9/5/2006; ; 595 words
; ...Blennerhassett Museum has its first item of Aaron Burr, who may have tried to lead prominent...the silhouette coincides with the Aaron Burr Association's visit to the...C., president-general of the Aaron Burr Association. "A lot of what...
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Profile: Re-enactment of 1804 duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
Transcript from: NPR Weekend Edition - Sunday; 7/11/2004; ; 691 words
; ...Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr Host: DEBBIE ELLIOTT...ANTONIO BURR: (As Aaron Burr) Yes, I am. Unidentified...of singing) SOLOMON: Burr makes a hasty exit...people includes dozens of Burrs and Hamiltons who, to...interesting meeting a Burr family member. SOLOMON: The ...
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February's anniversaries.(Aaron Burr acquitted of treason in Alexander Hamilton's killing)(Design and construction of Old Bailey courthouse)(Andrei Gromyko's political life)
Magazine article from: History Today; 2/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; Aaron Burr Arrested for Treason February 19th, 1807 THE THIRD VICE-PRESIDENT OF...complicated legal proceedings he was questionably acquitted of treason. Aaron Burr came from a prominent family of clerics and scholars, but he always had...
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Aristocracy, Aaron Burr, and the poetry of conspiracy.(Critical Essay)
Magazine article from: Early American Literature; 9/22/2004; ; 700+ words
; When Aaron Burr was captured and brought to trial for...nation in the Southwest (to be ruled by Aaron Burr). Yet while the Burr Conspiracy...attack against the political intrigues of Aaron Burr. More significantly, it was a complex...
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Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of the Early Republic; 3/22/2008; ; 700+ words
; Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr. By Nancy Isenberg. (New York: Viking, 2007. Pp...and most maligned figures of the founding generation, Aaron Burr. It is certainly the best of the many Burr biographies...
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Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America.(Review)
Magazine article from: The Historian; 6/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr and the Future of America. By Thomas...this book spurns the explanation that Aaron Burr murdered his long-time rival...deadlocked in 1800, Fleming suggests that Aaron Burr ignored political issues and envisioned...
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Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America.(Review)
Magazine article from: The American Prospect; 5/8/2000; ; 700+ words
; Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America, by Thomas...treatment, Duel: Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr, and the Future of America...ultimately fatal collision course with Aaron Burr was his effort on behalf of his...
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Burr, Aaron
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BURR, AARON Aaron Burr was a soldier, lawyer, and politician...administration treated him like an outsider. Burr blamed his failure to secure the top office...of her own. In 1801, United States v. Aaron Burr In 1807 Aaron Burr was prosecuted...
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Aaron Burr Trial: 1807
Book article from: Great American Trials
Aaron Burr Trial: 1807 Defendant: Former Vice President Aaron Burr Crime Charged: "Treason" within the meaning of...September 1, 1807 Verdict: Not guilty SIGNIFICANCE: The Aaron Burr treason trial was the only time in American history...
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Aaron Burr
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Aaron Burr American lawyer and politician Aaron Burr (1756-1836) was vice president under Thomas Jefferson...and to separate certain western areas from the United States. Aaron Burr was born in Newark, N.J., on Feb. 6, 1756, the...
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The Aaron Burr Conspiracy
Book article from: American Eras
The Aaron Burr Conspiracy Imperial Scheme. Soon after resigning the vice presidency in 1805, Aaron Burr began a journey throughout the...the public ’ s enmity toward Burr: “ Aaron Burr — may his treachery to...
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Aaron Burr and the Definition of Treason
Book article from: American Eras
Aaron Burr and the Definition of Treason Beginnings. Aaron Burr, in Henry Adams ’ s words, “ impressed with favor all who first met him. ” Burr, grandson of the great theologian Jonathan Edwards, served as a colonel...
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