The Elections of 1796 and 1800 John Adams Thomas Jefferson

The Election of 1796 The top Nominees: Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) with his running mate, Aaron Burr, and John Adams (Federalist) with his running mate, Thomas Pinckney Who voted for who

The Transition A transition of power from the first president, Washington, to whoever won the election President Washington and cabinet

Washington President Washington refused to serve a third term. He was exhausted and found himself longing for the comforts of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

Democratic party political cartoon Time Two Party! 1796 was the first two-party election and also the first contested presidential election of American history Democratic party political cartoon

Campaign Issues of 1796 The most important issues of the 1796 election were the French Revolution and the Jay Treaty French Revolution Jay Treaty

Treaty and War Jefferson was against the Jay Treaty because it favored the British over the French and Adams opposed the French Revolution Battle from French Revolution

The Campaign Early campaigning took place in newspapers and broad sides. Editors wrote about their favorite candidate: Jefferson or Adams 1796 Newspaper

The Results are In Adams won by 3 votes and Jefferson automatically became vice president. Picture of Adams Picture of Jefferson

The Election of 1800 The top nominees were Jefferson and Adams again, with their same running mates Picture of Jefferson Picture of Adams

4 Years of Hardship During Adams’ first term in office, he became very unpopular because he had made a negotiation with France Picture of Adams

On the Campaign This election was the first time the actual candidates had campaigned Aaron Burr, Jefferson’s running mate, did most of the campaigning

Alien and Sedition Acts These Acts, passed by John Adams in 1798, were designed to restrict foreigner’s passage into America and reduce press criticism of the government, while at the same time reducing French support Alien and Sedition Acts

Jefferson’s Outlook As Jefferson was a supporter of France he disliked these acts and they had been repealed or expired by 1802 Jefferson

The System The Electoral College was exposed to have a lot of cracks in their system during this election. Electoral College Cartoon

A.. Tie? There was a tie of presidential votes, not between Jefferson and Adams, but between Jefferson and Burr, his running mate Burr

I refuse! The constitution did not differentiate between presidential and vice presidential votes, so there was a tie of votes between Burr and Jefferson for president. Burr refused to step down. Jefferson Burr

Victory After 36 ballots, Jefferson finally came out victorious and Aaron Burr became his vice president. Jefferson never trusted Burr after that. Jefferson

Fixed The 12th Amendment required electors to vote separately for president and vice president. Jefferson Burr

Happy Ending Jefferson (who presided for 2 terms) and Adams ended up becoming friends and sending letters back and forth for the rest of their lives. The rivals died both died on the 4th of July. Burr was exiled for treason and shot Alexander Hamilton in a duel before leaving.

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