... Burr Democratic-Republican 30 Minor Candidates N/A 48 1800 Presidential Election Results* Candidate Party Electoral Votes Thomas Jefferson Democratic-Republican 73 Aaron Burr Democratic-Republican 73 John Adams Federalist 65 Charles Pinckney Federalist 64 John Jay Federalist 1 Led by Alexander Hamilton, The Federalists believed in a strong central government which favored industry, landowners, banking interests, merchants, and a close relationship with England. ... ties with France. Soon the conflict between France and America had escalated to a point where Adams felt it necessary to pass...

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... was elected governer again in 1777, 1778, 1784 and 1785. During his second term, Henry provided supplies for the George Rogers Clarke expedition. Henry accepted the constitution and joined the Federalist Party. He was a big part of the adoption of the first ten commandments to the Constitution, known as the Bill of Rights. Because of debt, Henry returned to his law ... campaine. The speech was a denial of a state's right to decide the consitutionality of federal laws. Henry told the voters, "United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions wich must destroy that union up...

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... expansion of the nation, Native Americans, the freedom of lower class white men. V. Opponents A. First Election (1800)- Aaron Burr (Democratic-Republican), John Adams (Federalist), Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist), John Jay (Federalist) B. Second Election (1804)- Charles C. Pinckney (Federalist) VI. Vice President A. 1st term vice- Aaron Burr B. 2nd term vice- George Clinton VII. Political Party of Jefferson- Democratic-Republican VIII. Domestic Happenings A. ... Duel (1804)- Hamilton publicly criticized Burr, Burr demanded for an apology and a duel resulted. Hamilton was fatally wounde...

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... not U.S. born he could have become president because of his well-known genius. Hamilton, along with James Madison, Ben Franklin, George Washington and John Jay, were part of the Federalist Party. The Federalist believed in a strong centralized government, a loose interpretation of the constitution, a powerful central bank, and restrictions on freedom of speech and press. They federalists were high-class and didn't represent ... the people as much as the anti-federalist, who were against mostly all of the federalists beliefs. Madison and Hamilton were the leaders of the federalists, and ...

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... for taxes. Ratification Of The Constitution 1778 New Hampshire was the 9th state ratified. The U.S. was divided in to parts. Federalist who supported the constitution and Anti-Federalist who didn't support it. Anti -Federalist argued that it needed a Bill of Rights. While the Federalist said that with out A strong national government political disorder would result, they agreed to add a Bill of Rights as the ... ...

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... the wealthy people and would probably be in favor of social programs. 2. Decide if you are more of a Republican or a Federalist based on the political philosophies of the issues discussed in class. It's hard to tell if I would be a Republican or a Federalist, the topics the candidates were debating weren't really relevant to today, but if I had to pick a party I would probably pick ... the Federalist. The Federalist supported the British and today I know that the British are probably our closest ally. The Republicans also seemed to ... ...

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... I built strength of American finance. I am chiefly responsible for establishing the credit of the United States, both at home and abroad. After the death of George Washington, the leadership of Federalist Party became divided between John Adams and me. In the election of 1801, Aaron Burr was tied in votes for the presidency with Thomas Jefferson. Thus, the final vote was ... thrown onto the Federalist Party. I urged the house to side with Jefferson. I didn't like Thomas Jefferson nor Aaron Burr, I told them to vote for Jefferson because I belief Jefferson is more trustworthy than Burr. ...

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... important role. Hamilton desired a strong central federal government that had a president for life, but that was not shared by other convention delegates. His fellow delegates from New York were anti-Federalist and were able to outvote him every time. Hamilton turned his energy to the ratification of the Constitution for New York. He enlisted the help of John Jay and James ... Madison to write essays for this purpose. This collection of essays were published and titled The Federalist. After the establishment of government in 1789, Alexander Hamilton was appointed the first Secretary of ...

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... 1801-1835. He was involved with many cases, such as Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland, which he gave opinions for. Marshall played on many sides, such as the; constitutional nationalist, a federalist politician and a states"-right radical. He is best known for consolidating the powers of the Supreme Court, where he promoted the American market economy. John Marshall was born on September ... . During this time Marshall was politically active in Virginia. He served in the House of Delegates for two periods; (1782-1790 and 1795-1796). He became a state leader of the Federalist P...

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... to his beloved Monticello in 1794 at which he resumed his life doing what he liked best, taking care of his farm. One of Jefferson's greatest nemeses was Alexander Hamilton, a Federalist who had political ideas that opposed most of Jefferson's ideals. Jefferson was a strong supporter of individual liberty, personal responsibility, and complete and total freedom, with virtually no interference from government ... , and felt that government should be more restrictive. These political differences led to many showdowns between the two men. In 1796, Jefferson made his first run for President,...

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... term, Washington's Farwell Address warned the United States against permanent alliances abroad. He yet again returned home to Mount Vernon and the presidency was taken over by his Vice-President, Federalist John Adams. In 1798 Washington agreed to command the army but did not have an active role. He knew that his age was catching up with him and he wanted ... ...

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... run for office and settled the XYZ affair differently. He might have taken the bribes and even started this as a habit. The government would end up mostly, if not all, Federalist. People in other countries would not respect our country, but think of us as a place to be bought off. I think that John Adams had a good effect on the lives of ... ...

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... active in Virginia and served in the House of Delegates (1782-1790, 1795-1796). He was a member of the House of Burgesses in 1782-1788. He became a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and started his long-time politically rivalry with Thomas Jefferson. During his service in the House of Delegates he participated in the Virginia Convention debates about the ... ...

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... speech, he was called back in for duty. During his last year of life, Washington wrote many letters to the various men he chose as generals for the new army. Federalist leaders asked if he would consider running for a third term as president. He said no. Washington also was saddened by the deaths of friends and relatives. Patrick Henry died on ... ...

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... an effective leader: Washington was a natural leader who thought things through and did things fairly. These Qualities helped him become a great Military leader and the greatest President ever. Political Party: Federalist Legacy: George Washington's legacy is a good one, he is thought of by many as the best President even to be in office. He is best known for leading the country ... ...

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... would return to Massachusetts to resume his political career. He was a member of the governing body of the state, the General Court. In 1803, he was elected senator, representing the Federalist Party. After losing his bid for re-election to the Senate, he joined the Republican Party, and became a professor at Harvard. After Thomas Jefferson's two terms as president, James Madison ... ...

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... his election as the president of Congress "the greatest honor of his life". He was the perfect president for congress at this time because he had some appeal to all factions but favoritism for none. He would try to understand everyone's point of view and he appealed to all. His experience as moderator and legislator appealed to moderates. His wealth, education ... ...

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... aware of the need to build a government that could accommodate future presidents. Hoping to keep sectionalism from dividing the new nation, he nevertheless failed to heal the widening breach between factions led by Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton. Because he supported many of Hamilton's controversial fiscal policies--the assumption of state debts, the Bank ... ...

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