THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825
THOMAS JEFFERSONS PRESIDENCY LOUISIANA PURCHASE LEWIS CLARK AND MORE
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Question
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Explain why having John Adams as President and Thomas Jefferson as Vice President would cause problems.
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Adams was a Federalist and Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican
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Jefferson actually won all of the Electoral College votes
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Washington protested the election because he wanted a third terms
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Alexander Hamilton resigned as Secretary of Treasury
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Throughout the Adams administration, Jefferson undermined his friend whom he increasingly became disillusioned with over policy choices. By the Election of 1800, a severe rift had formed between the two of them. And the election’s results would break them apart for more than a decade thereafter.
Detailed explanation-2: -On the one hand, his aloofness and refusal to enter directly into political conflict probably undermined his effectiveness and cost him his reelection in 1800. His stubborn independence left him politically isolated and alone. Even his own cabinet opposed his policies much of the time.
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