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==Death==

==Death==

Hamilton's long standing rivalry with [[Aaron Burr]] eventually lead to Burr accusing Hamilton of slander. Hamilton replied that the anti Burr statements he had made were not slander but were instead the truth. The resulting argument brought a life time of feuding to a head in the form of a duel. The duel took place on the 11th of July 1804 at Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was wounded in the duel, and died of a gunshot the next day. <ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000101 Biography]</ref> Hamilton believed that a gentleman shoots over his target, and that honor is served.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hamilton/filmmore/pt_2.html</ref>  Burr had no such belief.  Hamilton's son died in a duel the same way.

Hamilton's long standing rivalry with [[Aaron Burr]] eventually lead to Burr accusing Hamilton of slander. Hamilton replied that the anti Burr statements he had made were not slander but were instead the truth. The resulting argument brought a life time of feuding to a head in the form of a duel. The duel took place on the 11th of July 1804 at Weehawken, New Jersey. Hamilton was wounded in the duel, and died of a gunshot the next day. <ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000101 Biography]</ref> Hamilton believed that a gentleman shoots over his target, and that honor is served.<ref>http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/hamilton/filmmore/pt_2.html</ref>  Burr had no such belief.  Hamilton's son died in a duel the same way.

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