Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton never liked each other. Hamilton had stopped Burrs ambitions 2 times. The first time Hamilton convinced the House of Representatives to elect Thomas Jefferson as president over Aaron Burr. The second time Burr was running for governor of New York, but many people with held their votes because of some statements Hamilton made about Burr's character. Outraged by Hamilton intervening, Burr challenged Hamilton to a duel. Once both parties arrived at the set destination they proceeded to load their pistols, and took their positions. Alexander Hamilton took his shot, it is unknown whether he missed on purpose or not, but his shot did not hit Aaron Burr. The second shot fired and Alexander Hamilton fell to the ground. This duel would end Alexander Hamilton's life and Aaron Burr's life.
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