Trivia: Which Vice President of the United States was charged with treason?
Aaron Burr
John Adams
Benedict Arnold
John Jay
The correct answer is Aaron Burr
So why is this answer correct? : Today, Aaron Burr is best known for killing Alexander Hamilton in a duel in 1804. But after leaving politics in 1805, Burr worked with General James Wilkinson, a high-ranking army officer in Louisiana secretly being paid by Spain for intelligence. Burr began training an army on the western frontier, which roused suspicion. Wilkinson eventually betrayed Burr, who was acquitted of treason in 1807 but lived out the rest of his life under watchful eyes.