Lesson 52: Election of 1800

Near the year of 1800, many Republicans secretly planned to resist by force if the Federalists stayed in power.  
 The Federalists believed that the country should be ruled by the "best people" not by "uneducated commoners."
 Republicans wanted the states to hold more power than the central government.
  When the elections began, Thomas Jefferson tied for president with Aaron Burr each having 73 votes.  The House of Representatives, which was controlled by the Federalists, had to choose between the two.
 Debates extended into 1801, but eventually the Federalists gave the final vote to Jefferson.