227 Election of 1800

227.Election of 1800

It was for a mo - ment only that the noise of party conflict was hushed by the death of America ＇ s first President . The strife soon began anew . Indeed , the election of 1800 was fought with a vigor and violence unknown before , and scarcely exceeded since . John Adams was the Federal - ist candidate , and he was defeated . Jefferson and Burr , the Republican candidates , each re - ceived seventy - three electoral votes . But which of them should be President ? The Republican voters clearly wished Jefferson to be President . But the Federalists had a majority in the House of Representatives . They had a clear legal right to elect Burr President . But to do that would be to do what was morally wrong . After a useless struggle the Federalists permitted Jefferson to be chosen , and he was inaugurated on March 4,
1801.