The Election of 1800 by Kenneth Rayo

1797 - XYZ Affair

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The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident between French and United States diplomats that resulted in a limited, undeclared war known as the Quasi-War. U.S. and French negotiators restored peace with the Convention of 1800, also known as the Treaty of Mortefontaine.

1789 - George Washington inaugurated as first president

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Although not required by the Constitution, George Washington presented the first Presidential inaugural address on April 30, 1789. On April 16, 1789, two days after receiving official notification of his election, George Washington left his home on the Potomac for New York.

1791 - Congress passes Bill of Rights

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A joint House and Senate Conference Committee settled remaining disagreements in September. On October 2, 1789, President Washington sent copies of the 12 amendments adopted by Congress to the states. By December 15, 1791, three-fourths of the states had ratified 10 of these, now known as the “Bill of Rights.”

1793 - Invention of the cotton gin

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A cotton gin—meaning "cotton engine"—is a machine that quickly and easily separates cotton fibers from their seeds, enabling much greater productivity than manual cotton separation. The separated seeds may be used to grow more cotton or to produce cottonseed oil.

1794 - Jay's Treaty smoothes path for commerce between U.S.and Britain

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The Jay Treaty strengthened economic ties with aristocratic Britain, while creating tension between the U.S. and republican France.

1794 - Western Pennsylvanians protest in Whiskey Rebellion

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In 1794, farmers from Western Pennsylvania rose up in protest of what they saw as unfair taxation and provided the new nation, and George Washington, with a looming crisis. In 1791, Congress approved a new, federal tax on spirits and the stills that produced them.

1798 - Congress passes Alien and Sedition Acts

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As a result, a Federalist-controlled Congress passed four laws, known collectively as the Alien and Sedition Acts. These laws raised the residency requirements for citizenship from 5 to 14 years, authorized the president to deport "aliens," and permitted their arrest, imprisonment, and deportation during wartime.

1798 to 1799 - Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions published

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The Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions were political statements drafted in 1798 and 1799 in which the Kentucky and Virginia legislatures took the position that the federal Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.

1800 - Vote is tied with only South Carolina Jefferson and Burr tie

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Thus, all of the Democratic-Republican electors cast their votes for both Jefferson and Burr, 73 in all for each of them. According to a provision of the United States Constitution, a tie in a case of this type had to be resolved by the House of Representatives, with each state casting one vote.

1801 - Tie-breaking vote begins in the House Jefferson and Burr elected

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