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'''Aaron Burr''' (1756 - 1836) was a leader of the [[Democratic-Republican Party]] in New York, and its vice presidential candidate in 1796 and 1800. He was elected in 1800, but ruined his reputation by killing [[Alexander Hamilton]] in a duel. Burr then plotted an elaborate scheme to create a new country around New Orleans (and breaking off the region from the U.S.). Tried for treason, he was acquitted on a technicality.

'''Aaron Burr''' (1756 - 1836) was a leader of the [[Republicans (Jeffersonian) | Jeffersonian Republicans]] in New York, and its vice presidential candidate in 1796 and 1800. He was elected in 1800, but ruined his reputation by killing [[Alexander Hamilton]] in a duel. Burr then plotted an elaborate scheme to create a new country around New Orleans (and breaking off the region from the U.S.). Tried for treason, he was acquitted on a technicality.

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