The Election of 1796
Political parties, groups that help elect people and shape politics
Hamilton helped found the Federalist Party, which wanted a strong federal government and supported
T.Jeff and J.Mads founded the democratic-republican party. Its members, called republicans, wanted to limit the federal government's power.
They chose T.Jeff and A.Burr as their candidates
Party differences were based on where and how you lived
In the end, Adams defeated Jefferson at the time, the person who came in second in a presidential election became Vice President
So after the longest time they had to work together instead of someone else
President Adams and XYZ Affair
John Adams had challenging tasks of following up Washington as the new President. The people had adored Washington. Adams would have to work hard to win the people's trust
At first glance he didn't appear to well suited for presidency. Although Adams had been leading patriots during the American Revolution and had later served as foreign diplomat's, he lacked the dignity of Washington
