The election of 1800 was bitter because people had different opinions on who should have been elected. Now, people still have different opinions on who will be the president however, they are not as ferocious. Hope this helps!
The election of 1800 was bitter as all of the people had their own opinions on who should have been elected. The people still have their own opinions on who will be the president nowadays, however, they are not as brutal.
They no longer traded with anyone, and sought to become self sufficient. This led to the Opium Wars, and after the war Britain made China open its ports to western ships AND they got Hong Kong.