Aaron Burr received just as many votes as Thomas Jefferson yet we hear more about John Adams. Who was Aaron Burr and why is he not frequently mentioned?

Search Engine: www.dogpile.com
Website: http://odur.let.rug.nl/~usa/B/aburr/burr.htm
This site was a good biography on Aaron Burr. It gave me a sturdy background and covered information ranging from loosing the election of 1800 in the House of Representatives to his duel with Alexander Hamilton. It also gives a descriptive timeline of his lifetime. Some of the information I do not trust such as the fact that he was a “sickly baby” (come on who knows that?) but it gives some direct facts that are useful.

Thomas Jefferson received 73 electoral votes and John Adams received 65 out of 138, 70 electoral votes was the majority.

Record your question here: Why during the 1800s were the people of the United States more in favor of the Democratic-Republicans ideas rather than the Federalists ideas? Or was Thomas Jefferson chosen rather than John Adams because the people of the United States thought John Adams was doing a lousy job as president?

Search Engine: http://www.americanpresidents.org/presiden...p?PresidentNumber=2
Search Engine: http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/hall2/jadamss.htm

In the first website it was from a credible site; its publisher was the national cable satellite corporation. Although this website is made by a commercial corporation it still seems to be credible since the information on their website is accurate. This website as I stated was created by America’s cable companies there was no specific author listed. This website was last updated in the year of 2005. The author’s credentials on John Adams does not seem that they are highly qualified for writing about this, but the information that this website has produced seems to have quality. Yes the information comes from other sources so therefore is foot noted. This website used books by John Adams and books written about John Adams to get their information on John Adams for this website. No the information in this website is not forged or fake it is written in the websites own words. No there are no other links to any addition resources on this topic.

In the second website the publisher seems very credible because it is the Smithsonian which is a very reputable museum in Washington D.C. This website was created by the Smithsonian institute. This website comes from an educational domain. This page was lasted dated in 2000 and even though that was a long time ago the information on this page has not changed. I don’t know the exact author of this page but the Smithsonian is a very reputable museum and people with very high credentials work there so I am sure the person who wrote this page had very high credentials in this material. No the information on the page about John Adams is not document with foot notes or links. This page on this website is not fake or forged. Many, many, many people/corporations/universities etc link to this page.This page is listed in one or more reputable directories or pages. People speak very highly of the Smithsonian website.

Oh yeah i forgot to write both of my websites are from google!

no no no i lied there from ask jeeves i though i had used google but i didnt! sorry!

This is to add to my post before...

     This website is a commercial website so the main objective other than helping people learn, is to make money. This article being shown is published by PRIMEDIA History group which is reliable because it comes out of the American History magazine that tons of people read and learn from. Though this article was published in 1998, it is an old issue that we are learning to begin with, and no matter what date it was published, it will most likely have the same information. The author of the article is Larry Gragg, and though it is written personally, there’s really no reason for bias. The topic being discussed is too much factual and therefore opinion can’t really be associated. Larry Gragg is a history professor and has written two books, so his information is reliable and not uneducated. This article could also not be very reliable for the reason that the site isn’t completely dedicated to the election of 1800 and is merely a link from the search engine on about.com.

add to my first post...

The first website is published by a nonprofit organization and so would not gain anything from stating this information other then to inform. Because this webpage was edited by a member of the Mass. Historical Society, I feel that the information given is reliable and trustworthy. Also it was created/sponsored by the Miller Center of Public Affairs, which deals in education.

Questions:
1. In this election in 1800 between Thomas Jefferson, Aaron Burr, John Adams, Charles Pinckney, and John Jay, they have five candidates. Now, we have only two. Why is that? And when did they change that rule?

2. The election is also between two Democrats and three Federalists. Why are the Democrats out numbered?

3. Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr tied at the electoral vote, but in the house vote Thomas Jefferson won by a landslide. Why is this? Did Jefferson have more connections or friends in the house?

4. Also in this election, a person was to vote twice. One votes for a president and then has a separate for the vice president. Why was this? And why did they change it?

Websites
1. http://www.multied.com/elections/1800.html
I couldn't really find anything that matched these questions. It was harder looking up questions instead of some words.

Kaitlyn,

Take a look at the end of this web site. It answers your question a bit. I searched for "Election of 1800" + House of Representatives. The trick is to think about key words which will help you to find what you need. Great questions!!

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h448.html

To add to my first posting--
the first website that i used: http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html#Am12 is still a very reliable source because after looking up the author, Steve Mount, i can see that he is very cabable of maintaining this website. He is the webmaster and researcher for the site and has credentials and experience in this area. Knowing his credentials and experience helps me to know that this site is okay to use for my own research because i can mostly trust that his information is correct. There are also a lot of other Constitution websites that link into this website so i know that it is helpful and correct because many other sites about the Constitution are using it too.

The 2nd website's information, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Amend...States_Constitution, is provided by the Public Interest Registry, which sounds reliable however the PIR (Public Interest Registry) doesn't guarantee its accuracy, which is sort of sketchy. There is also only one website linking on to the wikipedia website however it is Wikipedia itself. This might be because it's an encyclopedia, but it's not to assuring knowing no one is linking into it. Because it is an encyclopedia, most of the information should be right, and the website does include a lot of information and i dont think it would be wrong. But just by evaluating the website it doesn't seem to be a very strong website to research the answer to my question.

to add to my first posting:

After having used the three links to check out the reliability of my two resources, I have found that they are both reliable. The first one, http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h448.html is still a reliable source. I found that several people link into this website and that it has not changed that much over the years and that the historical facts are still accurate. The second source, http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?control=582, is also still reliable because several other websites that have to do with the Constitution link into it. Even though it has changed a lot over the years, it is still an educatinal institute's website. The man who maintains it is a historian at that institute.

My Question is what types of things would affect the way people voted in the election of 1800? What type of political banners or news paper articles were made to campaign? Or what were the political strategies?

 One good website I found was http://www.americanpresident.org/history/t...ctions.common.shtml (Copyright 2003 The Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia last updated on 01/19/2005 - 05:16) . This is a good website because it shows what political party Thomas Jefferson was and his nick names which were “Man of the People” and “Sage of Monticello”. This probly played a role in his campaign and there is a section toward the bottom/middle of the page that is titled “The Campaign and Election of 1800.” This tells all about the campaign in good detail. This page is also very interesting because it tells all sorts of other information on Thomas Jefferson.

 Another good website I found was http://www.c-span.org/classroom/govt/1800.asp (© 2005, National Cable Satellite Corporation). This pretty much will tell you everything you want to know about the actual campaign it’s self in short understandable ways.

My question:
The popular vote proved to be very close between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, and so the decision was turned over to the House of Representatives. The decision made by the House of Representatives was very clear-cut, and Thomas Jefferson received an obvious majority in the 10-4 vote. What were the political divisions in the House of Representatives at the time?

I searched on dogpile.com for "members of the House of Representatives in 1800" (I didn't enter it in quotes), and found this site: http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressio...story/partyDiv.html

My evaluation:
This is a government website; as a matter of fact, it is the actual website of the House of Representatives. This is perfect for answering my question, since my question was specifically about the House and its members. A specific author of this page is not listed, but it is attributed to the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. The page was last updated on December 21, 2004, and since the information that I am trying to find is from 1800, this is a recent enough page to be accurate. The footnote cites a biographical document about the U.S. Congress. The website provides a link to another page with a list of links to other government department websites and a list of education links. All of the links on this list work and give access to sites that appear to be up to date as well. According to alexa.com, this web site has a traffic rank of 4,299, a very fast speed that is faster than 88% of sites, an average load time of .6 seconds, 275 outside sites that link into it, no pop-ups, and has been on-line since November of 1989. Lots of the sites that link into this site are news organizations, on-line encyclopedias, or educational sites. This website is very good for answering my question; it provides me only with raw number data and allows me to form my own conclusions using this data.

Answer to my question:
During the time of the election of 1800, the House of Representatives that was in session was that that served from 1799-1801. This session of the House was made up of 106 representatives and 1 delegate. 60 of these people were Federalists, and the other 46 were Jeffersonian Republicans. This means that about 56% were Federalists and about 44% were Republicans at the time of the election of 1800.

This is my website evaluation all over again because I left out alot of information the first time I did it. Sorry!
How did the House of Representatives become involved in this election and how did they make their decision between the two candidates?

Search Engine: Google URL: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h448.html

This website was useful because it gave more background information on the election, the candidates, and the parties. It also explained why the election went to the House (because the two top candidates were tied) and a little bit about why they voted the way they did. This editorials on this site are researched (and I think mostly written) by a man named Steve Avery. I couldn’t find any extra info on this man so I’m not really sure if he is an experienced researcher or if he held any other profession. The sources that this site uses are reputable sources such as well known history textbooks and federal government websites. There were a lot of pop ups that came up with this website and a lot of ads along the sides of the web page so I cannot be completely sure whether this site was trustworthy, but I think it was just because of the well-known sources and links.

Search Engine: Google URL: http://www.ericdigests.org/2000-2/1800.htm
This website was useful because it gave a “behind the scenes” look at the election. It gives info about the House of Representatives and how they became involved and also what happened to keep this situation (two deadlocked candidates) from happening again. The second website I used is a privately owned and operated site. This site used to be a government resource site (for articles and things like that) but then was eliminated. The aim of this site was to get all of those articles back online but this time, it was not a government site. However, this site is funded by the Office of Educational Research and Improvement of the U.S Department of Education. Sites that link to ERICDigests are different educational organizations and quarterlies. There were no pop-ups or ads that came up with this site. From these findings, I think that this site was a great site to use to come up with accurate research.

Sorry- I’m adding this to my first response because I didn’t really understand everything!
Question:
If Jefferson and Burr were democratic-republican running mates then why did they have an equal number of electoral votes? Why were people voting on a vice-president?
 
Search Engine: Google URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1800

This first website was very helpful. It thoroughly explained why Aaron Burr went from Thomas Jefferson’s running mate, to his running opponent. This site was written by a man named Jimmy Wales. Wales is the founder of Wikipedia.com and is thought very highly of by USA Today and the New York Times. Because I found so much information on Wales and there didn’t seem to be any advertisements or pop-ups, I think this source is very reliable. Throughout the site there are several links, allowing you to further learn about a particular person or event, and there is even a map, showing you how the different states voted. This source fully explained my question.

Search Engine: Yahoo URL:
http://www.multied.com/elections/1800.html

This second website was not as helpful as the first. Instead of this site focusing more on the “scandal” between Jefferson and Burr, it zeros in on Jefferson and Adams. Unlike Wikipedia, this site was very wordy, providing you with neither pictures nor diagrams to help you further understand the material. However, this site was somewhat useful in helping me look at the election of 1800 on a larger scale. This site was written by MultiEducator, Inc. When I researched this company I found that they have published a lot of history based websites, such as HistoryCentral.com. Although this site seems just as reliable as the first, this site was not near as useful.

Answer to my question:
During the election of 1800, the United States Constitution stated that each presidential elector was to cast two votes and whoever came in first would become president, while whoever came in second would become vice-president. However, electors, meaning to cast a Jefferson-Burr vote, voted once for each and created a 73-73 tie between the two running mates. The election then went to the House of Representatives. It was there that, after much debate, the delegates voted in favor of Jefferson.

hi i need help on a school thing

my question is why did john jay lose the election of 1800? everybody asks about everyone else but not john jay!