Throughout history, violence was seen as a common way to resolve a conflict between two individuals. No matter how miniscule or major an issue could have been, if a person felt that their pride was wounded, they could challenge the person who had wronged them to a duel. As the years went by, public opinion of duels had been soured by the amount of bloodshed, and duels were completely outlawed by 1859, with several states banning the practice of dueling years prior. The most famous duel in American history was the duel between Aaron Burr, the former vice president under Thomas Jefferson, and Alexander Hamilton, a founding father of the United States. The duel had been declared by Burr as retaliation to Hamilton publicly demeaning Burr in a published
