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Thomas Adams
Was born in North Precinct of Braintree, Massachusetts. 2nd President of the United States. John Adams was a Federalist. -
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson was an American Founding Father and was principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Jefferson was a Democratic-Republican. -
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Electoral Votes
71 Electoral votes for Adams and 68 Electoral votes for Jefferson. 70 Electoral votes were needed to win. -
Public Vote
35,726 Popular votes for Adams and 31,115 Popular votes for Jefferson. -
Tennessee Became a State- Memorable Event
Became the 16th state to become part of the Union. -
Federalist Caucus
The Federalist members of Congress caucused and nominated Adams and Thomas Pinckney, a South Carolinian who had soldiered and served President Washington as a diplomat, as their choices for President. -
Election Day
The day of election began. Thomas Adams won the electoral votes and with Jefferson getting 2 votes less than him, he got vice president. -
Politcal Cartoon
Here this picture depicts both the candidates, Jefferson and Adams. -
Jays Treaty- Memorable Event
1795 treaty between the United States and Great Britain that is credited with averting war, resolving issues remaining since the Treaty of Paris of 1783, and facilitating ten years of peaceful trade between the United States and Britain in the midst of the French Revolutionary Wars. -
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