Dueling is a formerly legal form of dispute settlement in America. Any man who felt like his honor had been called into question could challenge the offender to a duel. Of course, there were some rules, but in essence, it was a fight to the death, often over a petty squabble. Numerous famous duels have ...
The United States presidential election in 1800 began with a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Because of a tie for the presidential election, the House of Representatives would have to vote for the president. Alexander Hamilton, a rival of Burr, convinced many Federalists in the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson, ...
Few American political movements predate Populism. The phrase would not be turned into a political party until the late 19th century, though its ideals have existed since the birth of the nation. As the author of the Declaration of Independence and a father of the American Constitution, Thomas Jefferson was the first “populist” to hold ...
A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is a fascinating biography about the first time a sitting Vice President shot another man. As comedian Jon Stewart observed, Dick Cheney shot his “friend” because he mistook him for a bird. The reasons why Aaron Burr-Thomas Jefferson’s Vice President-shot Alexander Hamilton are shrouded in mystery, though ...
At the beginning of the 1800s, during and after the War of 1812, the most powerful political party, and the one that had been in control since 1800, the Democratic-Republicans had begun to divide. From this one party came the Nation Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The National Republican Party had inherited a few ...
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