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Aaron Burr plots a conspiracy. To stop it, General Wilkinson places New Orleans under military dictatorship. French speakers prove their loyalty to the United States.
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The Burr Conspiracy: Uncovering the Story of an Early American Crisis by by James E. Lewis Jr.
The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans by Lawrence N. Powell
The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square by Ned Sublette
City of a Million Dreams: A History of New Orleans at Year 300 by Jason Berry
"William C. C. Claiborne: Profile of a Democrat" by John D. Winters
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/duel-burr-conspiracy/cx
https://www.history.com/news/aaron-burrs-notorious-treason-case
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4459
https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jefferson/99-01-02-4537
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French Quarter Bourbon walk.wav by volivieri -- https://freesound.org/s/110012/ -- License: Attribution 4.0
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