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Aaron Burr’s treason trial
Aaron Burr was charged with treason for plotting to set up a separate nation on lands claimed by the United States and Spain. He was acquitted at a trial presided over by John Marshall.
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Patrick Henry accused of treason
Accused of treason for denouncing the Stamp Act in the Virginia House of Burgesses, Patrick Henry declared: “If this be treason, make the most of it.”