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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