| | The Senate approved the "Louisiana Purchase" by a vote of 24-7, ratifying it by more than the 2/3rds needed to approve treaties. Much later, in 1828, the Supreme Court held that the power of the federal government to govern new territories implicitly included the power to acquire new territories also.<ref>''American Insurance Co v. Canter'' (1 Peters 511).</ref> In 1812, Louisiana because the first state admitted to the United States from this new territory. | | The Senate approved the "Louisiana Purchase" by a vote of 24-7, ratifying it by more than the 2/3rds needed to approve treaties. Much later, in 1828, the Supreme Court held that the power of the federal government to govern new territories implicitly included the power to acquire new territories also.<ref>''American Insurance Co v. Canter'' (1 Peters 511).</ref> In 1812, Louisiana because the first state admitted to the United States from this new territory. |
| − | Back to 1804, when Burr runs for Governor of New York, one of the most powerful states. By then, Hamilton had a newspaper in New York named the New York Post, which still exists. Hamilton ran stories to defeat Burr. After Burr lost, he challenged Hamilton to a duel. In those days, one man could challenge anyone to a duel to fight to the death, and the other man had to accept the challenge and fight. Many of our Presidents had been in duels for this reason, including [[Andrew Jackson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. It was considered dishonorable to decline a challenge to a duel, but 50 years later (after perhaps duels had lost their grip on society) [[Stonewall Jackson]] did refuse to duel a student who had a conflict with him at the [[Virginia Military Institute]]. | + | Back to 1804, when Burr runs for Governor of New York, one of the most powerful states. By then, Hamilton had a newspaper in New York named the New York Post, which still exists. Hamilton ran stories to defeat Burr. After Burr lost, he challenged Hamilton to a duel. In those days, one man could challenge anyone to a duel to fight to the death, and the other man had to accept the challenge and fight. Many of our Presidents had been in duels for this reason, including [[Andrew Jackson]] and [[Abraham Lincoln]]. It was considered dishonorable to decline a challenge to a duel, but 50 years later (perhaps after duels had lost their grip on society) [[Stonewall Jackson]] did refuse to duel a student who had a conflict with him at the [[Virginia Military Institute]]. |
| | In 1804, Hamilton had no real choice but to accept Burr's challenge to a duel, and they met at dawn in Weehawkin, New Jersey, walked twenty or so paces, turned, and only one man fired. Hamilton purposely did not try to kill Burr. Burr shot and killed Hamilton. Burr then fled, having murdered one of the greatest [[Founding Fathers]] of all. | | In 1804, Hamilton had no real choice but to accept Burr's challenge to a duel, and they met at dawn in Weehawkin, New Jersey, walked twenty or so paces, turned, and only one man fired. Hamilton purposely did not try to kill Burr. Burr shot and killed Hamilton. Burr then fled, having murdered one of the greatest [[Founding Fathers]] of all. |