Background The conflict that took place in the 1790's between two impacting founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton shaped the nation we know today. ... Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were not merely on different issues that shaped the nation, but they were at the head of those differences. Jefferson distrusted the federal government, which he saw invading individual liberty, while Hamilton distrusted the people; Jefferson saw American as agrarian, while Hamilton saw it as industrious, and while Jefferson fought for strict interpretation of the const...

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Joseph Ellis presents the personalities of John Adams, Aaron Burr, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and George Washington beautifully and in tremendous detail. ... " In "The Duel," Ellis describes the legendary shootout between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr. ... Burr, thinking that Hamilton fired at him, shot and killed Hamilton. In the second chapter, "The Dinner," Ellis exploits a secret compromise between Alexander Hamilton and James Madison in the scene of a dinner party hosted by Thomas Jefferson. ... He hoped to negoti...

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The first chapter is the only chapter put of order intended to capture the reader's attention by telling a gripping story of a duel that took place between Aaron Burr an Alexander Hamilton on the plains of Weehawken. In short what transpired was that Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton had an argument in which Hamilton initially called Burr despicable for changing his political views to become governor of New York. After some further insults given by both parties Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel. ... America was fractured and each state was separated by ideals and ideologies. ... Ellis w...

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Did the answer lie in their opposition with the agenda of Alexander Hamilton and the increases of power both to the executive branch as well as the legislative branch of government? ... Many legislators, especially those in the south, were alarmed to the point that a separation of the Union was suggested as the only way to deal with Hamilton's successes. ... The French and English conflict caused many problems with America's political system. ... The French reacted by seizing American ships causing the threat of war to loom large in American minds. ... Hamilton equated the public...

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