MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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There was a tie between Burr and Jefferson
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Jefferson beat Burr fair and square
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Aaron Burr illegally participated in a duel against Hamilton.
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Jefferson illegally decided that he should have a duel with Adams and kill him for being unfair when ruling the country.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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.
Detailed explanation-2: -The original system for electing presidents provided that the candidate receiving a majority of Electoral College votes would become president, while the runner-up would become vice president. The 1800 election resulted in a tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr.
Detailed explanation-3: -Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) defeated John Adams (Federalist) in the presidential election of 1800 by an electoral vote of seventy-three to sixty-five.