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The The Elections of Elections of 1796 and 1796 and
18001800
Thomas Jefferson
John Adams
The Election of 1796The Election of 1796
The top Nominees: The top Nominees: Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
(Democratic-(Democratic-Republican) with his Republican) with his running mate, Aaron running mate, Aaron Burr, and John Adams Burr, and John Adams (Federalist) with his (Federalist) with his
running mate, running mate, Thomas PinckneyThomas Pinckney
Who voted for who
The TransitionThe Transition
A transition of A transition of power from the power from the first president, first president, Washington, to Washington, to whoever won whoever won the electionthe election
President Washington and cabinet
WashingtonWashingtonPresident President Washington Washington refused to refused to
serve a third serve a third term. He was term. He was
exhausted and exhausted and found himself found himself longing for the longing for the
comforts of comforts of Mount Vernon Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Time Two Party! Time Two Party!
1796 was 1796 was the first the first
two-party two-party election and election and also the first also the first
contested contested presidential presidential election of election of American American
historyhistoryDemocratic party political cartoon
Campaign Issues of 1796Campaign Issues of 1796
The most The most important important
issues of the issues of the 1796 1796
election were election were the French the French Revolution Revolution and the Jay and the Jay
TreatyTreaty Jay Treaty
French Revolution
Treaty and WarTreaty and War
Jefferson was Jefferson was against the Jay against the Jay Treaty because Treaty because it favored the it favored the
British over the British over the French and French and
Adams opposed Adams opposed the French the French Revolution Revolution Battle from French Revolution
The CampaignThe Campaign
Early campaigning Early campaigning took place in took place in
newspapers and newspapers and broad sides. broad sides. Editors wrote Editors wrote about their about their
favorite favorite candidate: candidate: Jefferson or Jefferson or
AdamsAdams1796 Newspaper
The Results are InThe Results are In
Adams won Adams won by 3 votes by 3 votes and and Jefferson Jefferson automaticallautomatically became y became vice vice president. president.
Picture of Adams
Picture of Jefferson
The Election of 1800The Election of 1800
The top nominees The top nominees were Jefferson were Jefferson
and Adams and Adams again, with their again, with their
same running same running matesmates
Picture of Adams
Picture of Jefferson
4 Years of Hardship4 Years of Hardship
During Adams’ During Adams’ first term in first term in office, he office, he
became very became very unpopular unpopular
because he because he had made a had made a negotiation negotiation with Francewith France
Picture of Adams
On the CampaignOn the Campaign
This election This election was the first was the first
time the time the actual actual
candidates candidates had had
campaigned campaigned Aaron Burr, Jefferson’s running mate, did
most of the campaigning
Alien and Sedition Acts Alien and Sedition Acts
These Acts, passed These Acts, passed by John Adams in by John Adams in
1798, were 1798, were designed to designed to
restrict restrict foreigner’s foreigner’s
passage into passage into America and America and reduce press reduce press
criticism of the criticism of the government, government,
while at the same while at the same time reducing time reducing
French support French support Alien and Sedition Acts
Jefferson’s OutlookJefferson’s Outlook
As Jefferson was a As Jefferson was a supporter of supporter of France he France he
disliked these disliked these acts and they acts and they
had been had been repealed or repealed or
expired by 1802 expired by 1802
Jefferson
The SystemThe System
The Electoral The Electoral College was College was
exposed to have exposed to have a lot of cracks in a lot of cracks in
their system their system during this during this election. election.
Electoral College Cartoon
A.. Tie?A.. Tie?
There was a tie There was a tie of presidential of presidential
votes, not votes, not between between
Jefferson and Jefferson and Adams, but Adams, but
between between Jefferson and Jefferson and
Burr, his Burr, his running materunning mate
Burr
I refuse!I refuse!
The constitution The constitution did not did not
differentiate differentiate between between
presidential and presidential and vice presidential vice presidential votes, so there votes, so there
was a tie of votes was a tie of votes between Burr between Burr
and Jefferson for and Jefferson for president. Burr president. Burr refused to step refused to step
down. down.
Jefferson Burr
VictoryVictory
After 36 ballots, After 36 ballots, Jefferson Jefferson
finally came finally came out victorious out victorious
and Aaron and Aaron Burr became Burr became
his vice his vice president. president.
Jefferson never Jefferson never trusted Burr trusted Burr after that. after that. Jefferson
FixedFixed
The 12th The 12th Amendment Amendment
required required electors to electors to
vote vote separately for separately for president and president and vice president. vice president.
Jefferson Burr
Happy Ending Happy Ending Jefferson (who presided for 2 terms) and Adams ended up Jefferson (who presided for 2 terms) and Adams ended up becoming friends and sending letters back and forth for the becoming friends and sending letters back and forth for the
rest of their lives. The rivals died both died on the 4rest of their lives. The rivals died both died on the 4thth of July. of July.
Burr was exiled for treason and shot Alexander Hamilton in a Burr was exiled for treason and shot Alexander Hamilton in a
duel before leaving.duel before leaving.
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