USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel, and as a result, Hamilton was killed on July 12, 1804.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamilton did fire his weapon intentionally, and he fired first. But he aimed to miss Burr, sending his ball into the tree above and behind Burr’s location. In so doing, he did not withhold his shot, but he did waste it, thereby honoring his pre-duel pledge.

Detailed explanation-3: -After killing Hamilton, Burr’s career never recovered Facing potential murder charges, he fled to the South. With the help of his powerful friend, the charges were dropped, and he returned to Washington to finish his term as vice president.

Detailed explanation-4: -(Gilder Lehrman Collection) Alexander Hamilton, former secretary of the treasury, and Aaron Burr, sitting vice president of the United States, had feuded publicly for years. Their long-standing enmity came to a head in the spring of 1804.