MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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How did the rise of political parties affect the election of 1796?
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Different parties controlled the presidency and the Congress.
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Jefferson resigned his cabinet post due to arguments with Hamilton.
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The nation elected a Federalist president and a Democratic-Republican vice-president.
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All of these are true
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -How did the election of 1796 increase political tension? The president and vice president who were elected were from opposing parties.
Detailed explanation-2: -What two political parties emerged before the election of 1796? Who were the founders? Alexander Hamilton helped found the Federalists party. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the Democratic-Republican party.
Detailed explanation-3: -Political factions or parties began to form during the struggle over ratification of the federal Constitution of 1787. Friction between them increased as attention shifted from the creation of a new federal government to the question of how powerful that federal government would be.
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