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. Then, at the customary 10 paces, they raised their pistols, each fired and Hamilton fell with the bullet ricocheting off his ribs and ending up in his spine, muttering the words to the doctor on site "This is a mortal wound doctor." This further supports our thesis because the differing views on politics directly caused this duel and the vice president ended up killing the protégé of George Washington. Chapter two was about conflicts regarding financial plans to pay off the nation's debt. During a meeting set up by Jefferson, Hamilton tried to convince Madison to allow a bill which split the debt between all the states regardless of whether or not they paid in full. This, of course, angered many of the states which were already debt free. Madison saw this and influenced the Bill of Assumption to not be passed. There was also an issue on where the new capital should be located. Washington ended up fixing the issue by deciding upon an area on the Potomac. In chapter three, the issue of slavery in the United States was the main topic mentioned. Many people called for the gradual emancipation of slavery, however, the constitution said that congress could not pass any laws that did away with slavery until 1808. Then Benjamin Franklin signed his name under a petition to outlaw slavery. The petition stated that slavery was immoral and violated the rights that were set forth when the nation was first established. This question of slavery was a main reason why early America was so fragmented and prone to implosion. Due to the constitution however, the laws could only be discussed nor acted upon, causing this debate to boil up for years until the eventual internal struggle known as the Civil War.