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The Founding Brothers Summary
Trevor Askew
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American National Government
September 18, 2017
Book Review: Founding Brothers, Ellis

“The Founding Brothers,” by Joseph J. Ellis, described many great conflicting events throughout the American Revolution and assessed other certain events in the decade following the Constitutional Convention in 1787. These conflicting events profoundly impacted the early development of the United States. Some of these events include ADD EVENTS.Significant figures such as John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Aaron Burr, and Alexander Hamilton played huge roles in this book. As well as the idea of colonial independence from great revolutionaries stating that the separation was not only possible but also fated in the fact that it was bound to happen some point throughout history.
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This event was one of the most significant conflicts in this book and even in american history. This was a conflict between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton that arose from personal bitterness over the course of several years. This bitterness and anger soon came to a breaking point leading to a duel. This dual shortly resulted in the death of Alexander Hamilton being shot in the right side and lead to Burr being charged with murder in both New Jersey and in New York. This Event was important in being in the book because of what impact this event had on america during this era. The Burr-Hamilton Duel was significant in finalizing the so called death of the federalist party by Hamilton becoming an important role on impacting the party by dying. This impacted the structure of the United States government from Democratic-Republican party Dominance, then leading to the Republicans claiming control of the United

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