The Election of 1800
The presidential election of 1800 was one of the most controversial and consequential in the history of the United States. It represented a true changing of the guard as the Federalist party of Washington, Hamilton, and Adams gave way to the Democratic-Republican ideals of Jefferson and Madison and took the United States in a different direction for a generation to come.
Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, discusses the election of 1800 and why it still matters today.
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