ASIN: B01L4QF3VY
Publisher: Charles River Editors
Pages: 139
*Includes pictures*Includes contemporary descriptions of the campaigns, elections, and results*Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading*Includes a table of contentsIn 1800, Thomas Jefferson beat sitting President John Adams, albeit narrowly, and denied Adams the second term he coveted. Adams escaped to Massachusetts and left a curt note about the state of the White House stables behind. No congratulations were exchanged, and the two men did not speak to one another for over a decade afterwards.Jefferson's election to the Presidency also left an important electoral legacy. By 1800, the Alien and Sedition Acts had made Adams an unpopular President, especially in the South. Without formal parties to effectively nominate candidates in a President-Vice President ticket, the Democratic-Republicans had two nominees: Thomas Jefferson and New York's Aaron Burr, who ...
