From the outset‚ Lin-Manuel Miranda took Alexander Hamilton’s tragic death and rather than telling a story of how he died‚ Miranda told the audience at the beginning that Aaron Burr was “fool who shot Hamilton”. The meshing of rap‚ hip-hop‚ and reggae mixed in with the historical facts and the outlooks that these influential politicians had on American life foreshadows modern day American life. Miranda’s education on how Hamilton
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Alexander Hamilton was born on January 11‚ 1757 in the British West Indies by James and Rachel Hamilton. The parents Throughout Alexander’s childhood‚ he only lived with his brother and mother in St. Croix. His mother educated both of them until she passed away in 1768. This forced the boys to become orphans and work at a young age. At 12‚ Alexander became a clerk‚ allowing him to show how exceptional he was at his job. Alexander was very smart and from all the education his mother taught him‚ he
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for the Democratic-Republicans. Two men ran for the nomination: Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. Each received an equal number of votes in the electoral college‚ which mean that the Federalist-dominated House of Representatives were required to choose a president. Jefferson finally won (Albert Gallatin as his treasurer). Hamilton sided with Jefferson because he believed Burr to be an unfit and dangerous man. Burr later on killed Hamilton in a duel. The election was noteworthy for two reasons. A
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Thomas Jefferson (Republican) 1801-1809 VP- Aaron Burr Secretary of State- James Madison Repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801- The Judiciary Act of 1801‚ expanded the federal court system and allowed President John Adams to pack the Judicial Branch with members of his Federalist Party was repealed by the new Congress (Repeal Act of March 8‚ 1802) after Thomas Jefferson succeeded Adams in office. Congress passed a replacement‚ the Judiciary Act of 1802‚ on April 29‚ 1802‚ in order to rid themselves
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the excise taxes on America. The Revolution of 1800 started with the presidential election between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson. Jefferson defeated Adams but tied with Aaron Burr when they received the same number of electoral votes. The tie was broken by the House of Representatives. Most Federalists would be in favor of Burr but surprisingly Jefferson won with a total of ten states voting for him. Jefferson later entitled the election as a “Revolution‚” comparing it to the election of 1776.
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about the proceedings of major criminal trials. In the early as 1800’s‚ local newspapers covered the major criminal court cases from that century. The Aaron Burr treason trial in 1807‚ was the first foremost court trial to deal with the issue of media pressure in a legal court case (Mcguire and Ramsey‚ 2000‚ p 70). The indictment charged Aaron Burr with two counts of treason‚ and caused a public feud between him and President Thomas Jefferson that sparked the media’s attention. In agreement with the
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exciting terms. During his time‚ Russia joins the war fighting against Germany. The Ireland revolution start in 1803. Also‚ the Tripoli states declared war on the United States. Jefferson is often remembered for better things. With his vice president‚ Aaron Burr‚ and the congress‚ he purchased the Louisiana Territory. This is the biggest amount of land Congress has ever purchased. Many people saying it was unconstitutional‚ but it almost doubled the land of the United States. After buying it‚ he wanted
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They had to wait until February 11‚ 1801‚ for the ballots to legally be opened and counted; Jefferson and Burr had tied with seventy-three votes‚ while Adams received sixty-five‚ and Pinckney sixty-four. In cases of such a tie‚ the election would be taken to the House of Representatives‚ where each state would have one vote which would be determined by the
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Originally‚ Hamilton met Lafayette in New York along with Aaron Burr‚ John Laurens‚ and Hercules Mulligan. The five of them discussed the revolution and advocated for it. When it came time for the war‚ Hamilton was asked by George Washington to be his aide-de-camp. Washington needed help training the common men that
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revealing his work in the war in the battle of Yorktown (Miranda 121)‚ his time spent with wife Eliza Schuyler (Miranda 269) his plans to get the North out of debt by “Establishing a national bank.” (Miranda 161) and everything until he was killed by Aaron Burr (Miranda 273). Not only does this explain a founding father’s story‚ it gives a good moral. In the final song‚ The World Was Wide Enough‚ it states “America.‚ you great unfinished symphony…” (Miranda 273) solidifying the moral that our country has
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