How was the deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 finally resolved?

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Bailee Peck

2 May, 03:05

How was the deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 finally resolved?

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Jaylynn Clements · Answer 1

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The deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 was caused by a tie in the amount of votes cast for the Republican president, Thomas Jefferson, and the the Republican vice president, Aaron Burr. Because the ballot did not differentiate between the vote for vice president and president, a tie occurred. This tie was resolved when the vote went to the House of Representatives. Although it was a tie in there as well, eventually some of the states who caused the tie decided to vote for Jefferson over Burr, calling him "the lesser of two evils".

Melina · Answer 2

The deadlock in the presidential election of 1800 was finally resolved because the House of Representatives voted to decide the election because there was a tie between John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, who also won the election.

Your answer is: The House of Representatives voted to decide

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