Humanities Homework Help

One of the main jobs of historians is to interpret the past by reviewing primary documents, scholarly secondary sources, and then creating an analysis of this research. submit an analysis of the duel between Burr and Hamilton.

You should consider the following questions:

• What were the reasons behind the Burr-Hamilton duel?
• What was the purpose of dueling during the years of the Early Republic?
• Why was this considered an honorable way to settle a dispute?
• What is a modern-day equivalent to dueling? Be sure to provide a specific example and explain your reasoning.

This assignment should be at least 450-650 words and contain your reactions or questions about some specific issue within the historical narrative which you find compelling.

Sources on the Burr-Hamilton Duel:

• An Account of the Duel
• Understanding the Burr-Hamilton Duel
• Hamilton: Building America, Alexander Hamilton v. Aaron Burr
• Burr’s Political Legacy Died in the Duel with Hamilton