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. Jefferson became the second consecutive incumbent vice president to be elected president.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hamilton thus saw Jefferson as sneaky and hypocritical, someone with wild ambition who was very good at masking it. And Jefferson saw Hamilton as a wildly ambitious attack dog who would hammer his way into getting what he wanted.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-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 and Alexander Hamilton were lifelong rivals and political enemies.