MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
PRESIDENT JOHN ADAMS FROM ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS TO XYZ AFFAIR
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Question
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What was unique about the outcome of the election of 1800?
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Jefferson won all the electoral votes
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Jefferson and Burr tied
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Burr was thrown in jail for murder
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Adams decided not to run for a 2nd term
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The only constitutional change that resulted from the election of 1800 was the twelfth amendment requiring separate electoral votes for president and vice president.
Detailed explanation-2: -In what is sometimes called the “Revolution of 1800", the Democratic-Republican candidate, Vice President Thomas Jefferson, defeated the Federalist Party candidate, incumbent president John Adams. The election was a political realignment that ushered in a generation of Democratic-Republican leadership.
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