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. ... During a meeting set up by Jefferson, Hamilton tried to convince Madison to allow a bill...

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Burr lost the election, perhaps due to a public denouncement of his character expressed by Alexander Hamilton in many New York newspapers. This growing disdain between Burr and Hamilton would ultimately lead to a duel, resulting in Hamilton's death. 1808 Congress stops slave trade Forbidden by the Constitution to tamper with the slave trade for 20 years, Congress quickly acted on the expired deadline by ending the slave trade. ... What Jefferson sought to accomplish during his turn at the helm was to "restore the liberty and tranquility,"" (Boyer 214) that early America had enjoyed...

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