The Atlantic

The Lessons of 1800

Americans are headed to the polls today to cast their ballots in a crucial election. People are anxious, hopeful, and scared about the stakes of the election and its aftermath. But this is not the ...
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Adams vs. Jefferson : the tumultuous election of 1800 / John Ferling

Election eve, 1800 -- An affection that can never die : Adams and Jefferson -- Dark and menacing evils : creating the new national system, 1786-1792 -- War on our own citizens : partisanship, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr and the Election of 1800

In the 1800 election, Thomas Jefferson, left, and Aaron Burr each received 73 electoral votes, but public opinion sided with Jefferson. The Granger Collection, New York—2 On the afternoon of September ...
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The deadlocked election of 1800 : Jefferson, Burr, and the union in the balance / James Roger Sharp

Inauguration day, March 4, 1801 -- The origins of national politics in the early republic -- The failure of national unity -- The Republicans' response : the Kentucky and Virginia resolutions -- The ...
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The Election of 1800

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Author Cliff Sloan and Yale Law Professor Akhil Reed Amar discussed the events and significance of the Election of 1800. Author Cliff Sloan and Yale ...