the election of 1800 came around many citizens did not know who to choose‚ Jefferson or Burr. The electoral votes came out to be 73 to 73. The citizens asked Hamilton who to vote for and Hamilton told the people to vote for Jefferson. Despite having different political beliefs Hamilton still campaigned for Jefferson and not Burr. This started a rivalry with Burr and Hamilton. After 4 years of writing to Burr‚ the two decided to have a duel at Weehawken‚ New Jersey. The two men walked ten paces‚ and
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as Larson writes‚ the political breach on policies and ideas shapes the government of the United States. The election of 1800 included the race between the following candidates: Thomas Jefferson‚ Aaron Burr‚ Alexander Hamilton and Charles Pinckney. After all the votes were calculated “Jefferson and Burr had 73 votes each.” The election ended in a tie between two members of the same party. As an immediate result of the election’s initial outcome‚ the Constitution was put to the test. The voting process
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The book Founding Fathers: The Revolutionary Generation by Joseph J. Ellis demonstrated or portrayed the overview of the early American years to the post-revolutionary era. To emphasize‚ the book Founding Fathers mainly focuses on the main or background perspective of our true founding fathers. To add‚ the author Joseph J. Ellis does a great job pointing out the information that was never read or anyone knew about. The author shows the problems that our founding fathers faced and the way they are
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educated guess. 1. In the early 1800s‚ most Americans 2. What difficulty did Jefferson face in purchasing the Louisiana Territory? 3. The decision in Marbury v. Madison (1803) was the first time the Supreme Court: 4. In Fletcher v. Peck‚: 5. Aaron Burr was charged with treason for trying to: 6. As the Napoleonic Wars broke out in Europe‚ the United States: 7. The effect of the Embargo Act was 8. The Chesapeake Affair of 1807: 9. Which of the following authorized American trade with all
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they returned to St. Louis‚ Missouri‚ where they had begun their journey. The expedition provided important information about the western territory and would eventually lead to more strife with the Natives Americans. Aaron Burr- Jefferson’s election rival in 1800 and part of the Burr Conspiracy; New England Federalists‚ afraid of losing their power and
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Alexander Hamilton Heros are citizens with astounding courage and strength‚ and have many noble qualities. These individuals choose to risk their own lives to increase the happiness and fairness in others’ lives. A hero is daring‚ cunning‚ and humble. Alexander Hamilton was more than a hero‚ because he redefined the definition of a hero. Needs Topic sent. Alexander childhood was similar to a trainwreck‚ since his early life was extremely unfortunate. Alexander claims he was born January 11‚ 1755
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Believe it or not‚ Broadway musicals have not always been as diverse as they are now. Throughout its history‚ Broadway discriminated against people of color‚ never dealt with the issue of racism‚ and had little to no diversity‚ despite its prominence. Diversity is important because it makes people feel more represented and not worth any less than others. Addressing racial discrimination has helped people to realize that they are not alone in their struggles‚ and can impact their lives. The history
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Chapter 8 Questions 1. Jefferson’s beliefs were that the majority of the votes from the people would guide the course of the republic. Jefferson believed that a central government was the most simple and effective. Jefferson also thought that blacks and whites could not live in a world together and be seen as equals in society. Placing the good of the public before personal beliefs and desires was also a strong belief to Jefferson. Economy was placed before military so Jefferson reduced both taxes
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brothers. There were several issues in which the founding brothers found themselves on opposite sides of an issue. In the case of Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton‚ Hamilton had questioned Burr’s qualifications in Burr’s run for governor of New York. One situation lead to another issue in which the line between personal and political criticism was blurred which lead to Burr ultimately challenging Hamilton to a duel. In another case‚ Hamilton had been pushing for a Funding/Assumption policy to be used
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election Jefferson‚ Aaron Burr and John Adams ran against each other. Jefferson and Burr for the Anti-Federalists and Adams for the Federalists. The Anti-Federalists or will become the Democratic-Republican party and is now the Democratic party. They favored more autonomy within the state governments. The Federalists on the other hand thought of a plan of government to that of a monarchy and also referred to pro-British policies as a betrayal to U.S. relations with France. Jefferson and Burr ended up tieing
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