<span>In January of 1861, several Southern states responded to the recent presidential election by D.) uniting under a new Confederate government
the majority of those states feel threatened by President Abraham Lincoln that wanted to abolish Slavery. So they secede from the Union in an effort to form a new confederate government</span>
Large states felt that they should have more representation in Congress, while small states wanted equal representation with larger ones. ... This created a bicameral legislative branch, which gave equal representation to each State in the Senate, and representation based on population in the House.
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We could have been talking about Vice President Aaron Burr, famous because he had a duel with the former Secretary of Treasury, Alexander Hamilton.
Hamilton had been accusing Burr years before and this created a bitter relationship that turned to hate, only solved by a death duel with guns. The duel happened on July 11, 1804. Burrs shot Hamilton and death wounded the former Secretary of the Treasury. People took the body of Hamilton and took it to the house of William Bayard Jr. Hamilton died the next day.
I don't celebrate Memorial day.
