MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THOMAS JEFFERSON
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Question
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Who did Thomas Jefferson tie for President in the Election of 1800?
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John Adams
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Charles Pinckney
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James Madison
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Aaron Burr
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 1800 Burr won the vice presidential nomination on the Jeffersonian Republican ticket. He carried New York state and thus helped bring about a national victory for his party.
Detailed explanation-2: -After Thomas Jefferson and his running-mate, Aaron Burr, tied in the Electoral College vote, Jefferson was elected president by the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jefferson expressed in his personal papers that he felt no love or loyalty to Burr despite their former political relationship. Burr had run a close and contentious election against the republican Jefferson in the 1800 campaign. After the election resulted in a tie, the vote went to the House of Representatives.
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