Election Of 1800 Hamilton S Role

Hamilton was one of the four presidents running for president and thomas jefferson and alexander hamilton tied in the election of 1800 and the republican president they thought that all the power would go to the states.

Election of 1800 hamilton s role. Hamilton s endorsement of jefferson in the 1800 election the election of 1800 results in further animosity between hamilton and burr who challenges hamilton to a duel via an exchange of letters your obedient servant. I ve written before about hamilton s pivotal role in the the election of 1800. Hamilton writes his last letter in a rush while eliza tells him to go back to bed best of wives and best of women.

Subsequently question is what was hamilton s role in the election. As for burr he was installed as jefferson s vice president but having proven himself untrustworthy he was frozen out of any influence in the new administration and was dropped from the ticket. The election of 1800.

The election of 1800 figures prominently in lin manuel miranda s hit musical hamilton serving as the catalyst for the fatal clash between hamilton and burr in 1804. By the election of 1800 the nation s first two parties were beginning to take shape. Itshamiltime aaron burr adam alexander hamilton federalist hamilton jefferson john adams thomas jefferson.

On december 23 1800 hamilton wrote to harrison gray otis a prominent boston federalist expressing his fears about burr s character and boundless ambition. Below are some excerpts from hamilton s letters in december 1800 on the presidential contest between jefferson and burr. In real life the sequence.

A republican president they thought would overthrow the constitution by returning power to the states dismantling the army and navy and overturning hamilton s financial system.