How Did Aaron Burr Influence Hamilton

A verse pinned to Burr´s door a few months after the duel read, “Oh Burr, Oh Burr? What has thou done? Thou hast shouted dead great Hamilton! You hid behind a bunch of thistle, And shouted him dead with a great hoos pistol” Qtd by Roxburgh, 40. On July 11, 1804, Alexander Hamilton was shot dead in a duel with his arch enemy, Aaron Burr. Hamilton had a tremendous affect on the birth of our country and would have had a greater effect if he lived longer. Burr´s reputation was ruined forever and no one was very pleased with what he had done. Hamilton had great plans for the future of America, some of which he never got to complete. In his late life Burr said, “I should have know the world was wide enough for Hamilton and me.” The Hamilton-Burr Duel duel occurred on July 11, 1804, after a long feud between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
Hamilton was offended because he thought Burr had insulted his father in law. Burr was not usually publicly critical of others. He rarely expressed negative opinions.This was not normal of him to express his opinions towards Hamilton. Later, In 1800, Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr ran for president. After the election, the votes were counted, Jefferson and Burr had both received 73 electoral votes. The House of Representatives then got to vote to decide on who would be President and who would become Vice President. The house voted over and over many times. Hamilton decided to vote for Thomas Jefferson, only because he was greatly opposed to Burr. After the house voted many times, Thomas Jefferson won on the 36th vote. Aaron Burr became Vice President. Burr was furious that Hamilton publicly claimed that Burr would hurt the country if he became president. Burr was also furious that he lost because he thought Hamilton had influenced the