The duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton was the result of
A) a business failure between them.
B) a dispute over a woman.
C) Hamilton's election as governor of New York.
D) Burr's belief that Hamilton's malevolence had cost him the New York governor's race.
E) Burr's attempt to capture Mexico from the Spanish.

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Burr believed that Hamilton had cost him the New York governor's race in 1804 by making disparaging remarks about him. This led to the duel in which Hamilton was fatally wounded.

The Duel Between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton Was the Result