In the elections of 1800, Thomas Jefferson was elected by the House of Representatives over Aaron Burr.
In 1800 the presidential elections were held, these being the fourth presidential elections of the United States. In this election, John Adams (Federalist Party) and Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican Party) faced each other.
The result of this election was Jefferson's victory over Adams. However, in the election, the Electoral College in charge of electing the president and vice president resulted in a voting tie between Jefferson and Aaron Burr for which the House of Representatives had to choose and the result of this election was Thomas Jefferson.
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Because the Industrial Revolution increased the production capacity of Western states astronomically, there was an enormous hunger for raw materials to satisfy demands. Thus, Western powers sought colonies where raw materials were abundant and where they could be appropriated at little to no cost. Additionally, colonies gave the Western powers a ready-made market for their goods, as the colonized people were left with little to no legal recourse to produce their own finished products. Technological advances in Western arms and transportation commonly made indigenous resistance to imperial incursions futile and short-lived, as Westerners had far superior weapons, ammunition, strategy and tactics.
