Following His Infamous Duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr in 1806

question 51

Multiple Choice

Following his infamous duel with Alexander Hamilton, Aaron Burr in 1806

• A) remained the trusted vice president and political confidante of President Jefferson.
• B) resigned the vice-presidency to become a member of the Federalist Party and prepared to run as a presidential candidate in 1808.
• C) was arrested for treason and found guilty of this political crime.
• D) was arrested and found innocent of murder.
• E) conspired with an unsavory military governor of the Louisiana Territory, General James Wilkinson, to undermine the legitimate authority of the U.S. government and expand their new confederacy to Spanish-controlled Mexico and Florida.