USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Hamilton favored Jefferson over Burr, and he convinced several Federalists to switch their support to Jefferson, giving Jefferson a victory on the 36th ballot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Alexander Hamilton became a leading voice of the Federalists who believed that the federal government needed to be strong. On the other side, Thomas Jefferson, a Republican, argued that too much power in the hands of the federal government would lead to tyranny.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Compromise of 1790 was a compromise between Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison, where Hamilton won the decision for the national government to take over and pay the state debts, and Jefferson and Madison obtained the national capital, the called the District of Columbia, for the South.

Detailed explanation-4: -Why did Alexander Hamilton decide to support Thomas Jefferson rather than Aaron Burr in the runoff for the election of 1800? He disliked Jefferson’s politics but detested Burr.

Detailed explanation-5: -Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), author of the Declaration of Independence and third President of the United States, articulated and perpetuated the American ideals of liberty and freedom of speech, press, and conscience.