Jefferson Presidency

Ugly, name calling election

• Jefferson barely wins

  • NY is the key piece

    • Hamilton’s home state doesn’t vote Federalist?

  • Aaron Burr

• Federalist tried to finesse an Adams-Pinckney presidency

  • Republicans won

    • Jefferson and Burr had equal votes

      • Issue went to house

      • Burr was being a bitch

    • Burr vs Jefferson Election

      • Took 8 ballots, Jefferson won

        • Hamilton aided Jefferson become president by writing hella letters

      • Peaceful transfer of power

• Aaron Burr

  • From hella rich and famous family

    • Son to Jonathan Edwards (mega famous priest)

    • Uncle founded Princeton

  • Lost governorship of NY due to Hamilton and his letters

    • Which led to him getting hella pissed at Hamilton

      • I CHALLENGE YE TO A DUEL

        • Hamilton thought bro wouldn’t shoot to kill

          • Burr claps his ass honorably

            • Hamilton dies in NY

              • Burr is charged with murder, changes don’t stick

• 12th Amendment

  • Two separate ballots for President and VP

• Peaceful Transfer of Power from Adams to Jefferson

• Louisiana Purchase, was it constitutional?

  • Pricey slave revolt in Haiti

    • Napoleon sells off the Louisiana Territory in 1803

    • Critics thought Jefferson didn’t have the constitutional right

      • And he didn’t by the letter of the constitution

        • Or was tryna add more slave states

    • He bought it anyway