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03-16-2005 07:39 PM ET (US)
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| chelsey collins
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03-16-2005 06:54 PM ET (US)
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My question: Would Washington have been considered a Federalist. My Website: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_WashingtonIt was stated that George Washington had no affiliation with political parties but if he were to have one it would be the Federalists because of his opinions on certain topics. The topics that were discussed developed factions, which were groups with an opinion which fought for one specific cause and then died down. The website was thought to not really think of Federalist being a political party but a group with the same political philosophies versus ideology. The website is from a nonprofit British organization. It was published through Wikipedia Encycopledia and was last updated on March 14th, 2005. It is very reliable. It gives a lot of information on George Washington and helps to explain my question beyond the one question I had.
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| Jeanie
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03-16-2005 01:36 PM ET (US)
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How did the House of representatives vote so unanimously when the counrt was so evenly split? How was the house divided in 1800 and is it as diverse as it is now? http://wilkes-fs1.wilkes.edu/~hcox/legis/25H.pdf This is simply a fact sheet of the house in 1800 and it shows every single person and part.
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| Isabelle Soniat
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03-16-2005 12:08 PM ET (US)
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| Caroline B
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03-16-2005 12:03 PM ET (US)
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Later in 1804, the 12th amendment was added to the Constitution that changed the voting process. What was the reason for this change? Was it mainly because of what happened with the election of 1800 when Burr and Jefferson tied in electoral votes, or were there other reasons? What made Congress feel that the voting needed to be changed to this new way of voting for a president and vice president separately? 1st website: Dogpile: http://www.usconstitution.net/constamnotes.html#Am12This website was written for educational purposes to explain the meaning of the Constitution and of each amendment. It was last updated in September of 2004, so it is pretty well managed. The publisher of the website is maintained by a single person, Steve Mount, however it is published under the usconstitution.net, so it is a pretty reliable source and not just some random person publishing a website about the Constitution. The website was helpful in understanding the 12th amendment and the problem of the election of 1800 that was the reason for the amendment. It helped me to understand the basic facts because it was very brief just stating the mean idea of the 12th amendment. 2nd website: Google http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Amend...States_ConstitutionThis website is very reliable because it is off the wikipedia encyclopedia. It goes a lot more into depth about the 12th amendment and gives you lots of references and other hyperlinks onto some things you can learn more information about. It gave you each voting process from before the 12th amendment, under the 12th amendment, and the voting process from 1804 to now. This website gives you all the paticulars and also focuses on the facts more. From both of these websites it doesn't seem that there was another reason for the 12th amendment, other than the election of 1800, because neither of them discussed another reason.
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Cat Wilkinson
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03-16-2005 11:17 AM ET (US)
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Who is John Jay? Search engine: google.com http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/related/jay.htmThis website was very useful for my purposes. It included a biography of John Jay and also quick facts. It included the most important information and excluded information that was irrelevant. It was an easy way to learn about John Jays life. Search engine: Av.com http://www.oyez.org/oyez/resource/legal_entity/1/biographyThis website provides a short, yet detailed biography of John Jay. It also provides a page of quick facts and back ground info and an overview. Lastly, it contains links to other John Jay sites.
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| Elizabeth Gay
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03-15-2005 11:22 PM ET (US)
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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. 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. ButI had trouble finding info about how the House came to their decision.
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| barkley
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03-15-2005 08:05 PM ET (US)
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Aaron burr, who is this man? he won the same number of electorial votes as thomas jefferson, yet iv never heard of him? what happened to him after the election? http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/burr.html --> this website is called history valley forge, its used by the general public to find information on valley forge, or anything having to do with valley forge. http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001133--> this website is a biographical directory of the United States Congress. this site is used by the general public, history students and allows people to find out any information on men from the past who were on/a part of the United States Congress.
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| allison g
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03-15-2005 08:04 PM ET (US)
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I could be wrong, but I thought that most Southern states were Republican-Democratic while most Northern states were Federalist. Looking at the map, there were a few states such as New York and Maryland that either did not vote for the candidate that was characteristic of their region or were split in half. Why is this? Google: http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h448.html My evaluation of the website is that it is useful, helpful, and factually correct. The URL is not a name, but u-s-history.com pages. It is copywrighted by Online Highways. The server corresponds to the site, and there is an about us page for Online Highways. Apparently, U-S-history was created because they believed that an understanding of history enriches a traveling experience. The copywright is 2002-2005 so the information is up to date and current. There are links on the page that include maps, tables, and glossary. Its table of electoral votes for the election of 1800 is the same of that of the website that was provided for this assignment. Therefore, this information is reliable. It even answered my question about New York directly. Dogpile: http://www.mises.org/fullstory.aspx?control=582 My evaluation of the website is that it is accurate and highly useful. It incorporates a recent timeline of events into its analysis of the 1800 election. First, the URL indicates that it is an organization. The URL and the title of the web page do correspond to each other. The home page indicates that the Ludwig Van Mises Institute is a University in Austria. There are links to contact information, resources, and an about page. The websites faculty and staff include professors from Austria as well as America. The article that I accessed is the work of the historian-in-residence of the institute. This site mentioned such important events such as the Whiskey Rebellion which probably caused Pennsylvania to be split in the 1800 election.
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| Maha Taha
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03-15-2005 07:38 PM ET (US)
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Why did they vote the way they did? I would of thought or maybe common sense to me- that if they chose a president and a vice president that it would have been easier rather than choosing two presidents? google.com: < http://www.votescount.com/books/elecoll.htm> This wesbsite is from a company (votescount.com). This website isn't as helpful as the other website, but it gave more information about the actual "electoral vote" process and how it has changed. It also gives the pros and cons of the electoral college vote. This website gives a wide spread view of historical information about the electoral college. msn.com: < http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/articl...ectionof1800.htm> This website is also from a company (socialstudiesforkids.com). It has a cheesy name, but i thought it was more useful than the other website. This website was more useful because it actually mentioned the election of 1800 and why they voted the way they did. Eventhough it is a kids website I thought it was more helpful. This website talked about how the Alien and Sedition Acts might have affected the election of 1800. It also mentioned how Hamilton came into the picture and his standing in this election.
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| Katie DeBruhl
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03-15-2005 06:30 PM ET (US)
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Aaron Burr won just as many electoral votes as Thomas Jefferson, but didn't win any states. I don't even know who he is! What views did he have that differed from Thomas Jefferson, that would make him want to run against him, even though they are both democratic-republicans? msn.com: < http://www.john-adams.org/aaronburr.org/aaronburr.net/> This website was very helpful. It is more realiable, since it is from an organization called Stanlos.com and is up to date. The entire site has many links off of it to search different time periods in history and science. The tone of the website is informative, and not persuasive, making me feel as if I am reading information that is not one-sided. The wesbite gives a general overview of Aaron Burr's life, but also talks in deal about the election of 1800, and some of his views, which helps answer my question. google.com: < http://nationalhistoryday.org/03_educators.../new_page_15.htm> This website is also from the National History Day organization, and is set up almost like a text book. This website is not as helpful to answering my question, but it gives me much information on the actually election, and the acts of the House of Representatives, and so on. This is more of an overview type website, but helpful for understanding so background information.
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| Kate Cummings
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03-15-2005 04:21 PM ET (US)
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I am choosing to anylayze the second website. It is writen by Doug Linder whois a law professeur at UMKC and lives in Washington DC. He does not in my opinion have a bias but presents the facts of Aaron Burr and his duel and the proceddings that occured after. When looking on Altavista for websites in which this site was a link off of I only found educational websites such as: Famous Cases, What is treason?, and About Aaron Burr. The last 3 letters of the site show the viewer that it is an educational site!
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| Sarah Witt
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03-15-2005 12:44 PM ET (US)
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Unlike Jefferson, we havent heard or read that much about Aaron Burr. He wasnt mentioned attending any of the conventions that led to the creation of our new nation. What were Aaron Burr's political advancements that gave him enough experiance for him to be elected president? Website 1: http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/burr.html-google search This website helped me to understand the background of Burr and his encounters with Washington in the military to his political encounters with Hamilton. He got his political experiance by being a senator, an attorney general, had a spot on his state legislature and helped organize the Democratic Party in New York. Website 2: http://www.encyclopedia.com/html/section/B...PoliticalCareer.asp-google search This next website helps to understand the transition in Burr's career from a law student to a career in politics. He also served in the American Revolution as a solider. Him and Hamilton didnt get along so they challenged each other to a duel when Burr KILLED Hamillton!
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| kate cooper
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03-15-2005 10:51 AM ET (US)
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if Jefferson and Burr were democratic-republican running mates then why did they have an equal number of electorial votes? IM SO CONFUSED! why were people voting on a vice-president? website #1: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._presidential_election,_1800-google search, organization- Jimmy Wales website #2 http://www.multied.com/elections/1800.html-yahoo search, company- network solutions, llc The first site (wikipedia.org) helped me understand why Jefferson and Burr went from running mates to running opponents. The second site (wultied.com) wasn't as helpful as the first because it didn't really focus in on the "scandal" between Jefferson and Burr, but it did put the election into perspective- giving an overview.
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03-15-2005 10:14 AM ET (US)
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1) Our site is .org which means that it is an orginization. This is a non prophit organization that is ran 2) The author is Jimmy Wales who is a minister from California, the website goes down in levels it goes down from Wikipedia then down to Aaron Burr http://www.jimmywales.com/ - google search 3) Go daddy software, Inc. Is the publisher domain = wikipedia.org link found about go daddy software: http://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/default.asp4) There is no bias, there is just information being given, there is just raw facts about him. 5)president of the united states, thomas jefferson, folkboms rambles and rants, gothamist hamilton-burr duel, political leaders. Good links off this page. 6)the site was updated 2ce just to make minor changes.
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| Allison Hardin
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03-15-2005 09:49 AM ET (US)
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Edited by author 03-15-2005 10:11 AM
Why did John Adams lose the election of 1800 and what was Thomas Jefferson's advantages during the election? http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04/subs/04_b_1801.htmlhttp://www.libertyexpress.org/content/Jeff...0The%20Election.htmthe first website helps to answer the question about John Adams and the reasons for why he lost the election. By looking at the url i can tell that it is an organization and by the title and subjects it contains it is a private buisness advertising and giving information to people. The second website talks about thomas jeffersons election but it also talks about how the media affected the election which i thought was cool since we had study the media during english. This website is an informational one with written works on it. The author of my topic is Greg Hamilton of the Northwest Religious Liberty Association but it doesnt have very many links.
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