Stoddert, Louisiana Territory, captured the fugitive Aaron Burr on ... Wilkinson had befriended Burr during the Revolution. Burr had convinced President Thomas Jefferson to name Wilkinson as ...

That same year, when Republicans Aaron Burr and Thomas Jefferson tied in balloting for the presidency, Hamilton lobbied Congress to decide the election in Jefferson's favor. Hamilton's campaign ...

In February 1801, the United States House of Representatives had to decide whether the winner of the 1800 presidential election was Thomas Jefferson or Aaron Burr. Under provisions of the U.S.

It voted for Thomas Jefferson as president and Aaron Burr as vice president. Jefferson called his election (and the defeat of Adams) “the revolution of 1800” because this was the first time control of ...

Aaron Burr is born ... to repair his failing career, Burr challenges Hamilton to a duel. Hamilton reluctantly accepts the challenge. March: Thomas Jefferson names New York Governor George ...