Burr | Teaching Setting, Symbolism and Objects

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Madame Jumel's Mansion - This is the place Aaron Burr marries on July 31, 1833.

Trinity Church Cemetery - This is where Alexander Hamilton is buried.

Burr's Biography - This is to be written by Charlie Schuyler to record the facts of the Revolutionary War.

The Evening Post - This is the paper edited by William Leggett.

Mrs. Townsend's Home - This is the brothel where Charlie meets Helen Jewett.

Kinderhook - This is where Martin van Buren was born and where Colonel Burr used to lodge.

Texas Territory - This is where...
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