THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION OF 1800
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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it ended in a tie
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it was the first time one party replaced another
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led to the passage of the 12th amendment
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all of the above
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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 individual receiving the highest number of votes would become president. UnfortunatelyJefferson and his vice-presidential running mate Aaron Burr both received the identical number of electoral votes, and the House of Representatives voted to break the tie.
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.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why was the election of 1800 significant? The election of 1800 was significant because it marked the first peaceful transition in power from one political party to another.