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<p>Lefty: </p> <hr /> <div>{{stub}}<br /> '''Aaron Burr''' served as the [[vice president]] of [[Thomas Jefferson]] from 1801 to 1805. In the election Burr recieved the same number of votes as did Jefferson. It was due to [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s opposition that Jefferson became president and Burr vice-president. Because he felt that Hamilton had ruined his political career, Burr shot and killed Hamilton in a duel. Burr later attempted to steal the [[Louisiana Purchase]] from the United States and use it to satisfy his ambitions for power. &lt;ref&gt;&quot;Aaron Burr, former vice-president and senator from New York (and a failed candidate for the New York governorship), was plotting to take over the Louisiana Territory. While the exact details of Burr's vision have long been a matter of historical debate, the gist is that he envisioned a separate country, with New Orleans as capital and himself as impresario. With a few important backers, from [[Andrew Jackson]] to the Catholic bishop of New Orleans and chief of America's armed forces General [[James Wilkinson]].&quot; [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Gun-Men-West-Almost-Lost/dp/0517702126 (Publishers Weekly)] &lt;/ref&gt; He was eventually tried for treason, but the jury aquitted him of all charges. <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Burr conspiracy]]<br /> <br /> ==Bibliography==<br /> <br /> *''Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lost'' by M.R. Montgomery<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States|Burr, Aaron]]</div>

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<p>Lefty: </p> <hr /> <div>{{stub}}<br /> '''Aaron Burr''' served as the [[vice president]] of [[Thomas Jefferson]] from 1801 to 1805. In the election Burr recieved the same number of votes as did Jefferson. It was due to [[Alexander Hamilton]]'s opposition that Jefferson became president and Burr vice-president. Because he felt that Hamilton had ruined his political career, Burr shot and killed Hamilton in a duel. Burr later attempted to steal the [[Louisiana Purchase]] from the United States and use it to satisfy his ambitions for power. &lt;ref&gt;&quot;Aaron Burr, former vice-president and senator from New York (and a failed candidate for the New York governorship), was plotting to take over the Louisiana Territory. While the exact details of Burr's vision have long been a matter of historical debate, the gist is that he envisioned a separate country, with New Orleans as capital and himself as impresario. With a few important backers, from [[Andrew Jackson]] to the Catholic bishop of New Orleans and chief of America's armed forces General [[James Wilkinson]].&quot; [http://www.amazon.com/Jefferson-Gun-Men-West-Almost-Lost/dp/0517702126 (Publishers Weekly)] &lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> *[[Burr conspiracy]]<br /> <br /> ==Bibliography==<br /> <br /> *''Jefferson and the Gun-Men: How the West Was Almost Lost'' by M.R. Montgomery<br /> <br /> ==Notes==<br /> &lt;references/&gt;<br /> <br /> [[Category:Vice Presidents of the United States|Burr, Aaron]]</div>

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