After 1800: Hamilton and the Twelfth Amendment – It's Hamiltime!

I wrote earlier about Hamilton' role in the Election of 1800, in which Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received an equal number of electoral votes and Hamilton was the force behind Jefferson's controversial victory in the Senate vote.  After the election, people immediately began calling for reform to prevent the events of 1800 from occurring…

History Ch. 10 Flashcards

History Has Its Eyes on … Hamilton

The 12th Amendment and the Election of 1800 – Statutes and Stories