What was the significance of the election of 1800? George Washington handed over the reins of power to John Adams. The British a
greed strongly with the results, which strengthened the alliance with England. It allowed two of the founding fathers, Adams and Jefferson, to serve at the same time. It was decided in the House of Representatives and led to a constitutional amendment.
Article VII required the Constitution to be ratified by each state sending representatives, chosen by the people of that state, to a special meeting, instead asking the existing state governments to ratify the Constitution.
