Election of 1800

Election of 1800

Adams vs. Jefferson

Adams is faltering

Adams has lost a lot of support from his allies and the Federalist party is fractured due to the handling of the French. Adams is a longshot and he knows it.

Election Importance

• This is the first election in our history that transferred power peacefully to another party

• Europe routinely had battles over this kind of transfer

• Open campaigns for the first time

Candidates

• Federalists: John Adams & Charles Pinckney

• Democratic-Republicans: Thomas Jefferson & Aaron Burr

Results- Burr and Jefferson Tied. HUH??

Results

- During this election, Electors had 2 votes each for President, and all but one voted for both candidates in their party. Therefore, the map shown is broken out by party, as opposed to candidate.

Multiple Choice

In the event of an electoral tie, who breaks the tie?

• Senate

• People

• House of Representatives

Now What???

-Jefferson and Burr went head to head in the Federalist-controlled House of Representatives.

- The winner needed 9 votes to win, but the House did not want Jefferson and when they voted he received only 8 votes. They did this 35 times. Yes, Jefferson and Burr were voted on and tied 35 times in the House of Representatives.

- How did they break the tie? Watch the next video to find out.

Multiple Choice

Who joined Jefferson's side?

• Washington

• Hamilton

• Madison

• Adams

Hamilton's Influence

- Hamilton was the last respected Federalist and had a voice in big decisions for the party. This was just another event that would lead Burr to hate Hamilton enough to duel him.

- The 12th Amendment was passed in 1803 which made Presidents and V.P.s run on the same ticket to avoid this mess again.