It was not until the 1801 contingent election that Jefferson was finally elected as the President.
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- The fourth presidential election in the United States took place in 1800.
- In the election, both Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr won 73 votes which resulted in a tie. This led to the contingent election being held.
- A contingent election for the President is determined by the votes of representatives of the United States. To win, a candidate had to get majority votes from all the state delegations.
- During the 1801 Contingent election, it was only after 36 ballots that Jefferson finally won the Presidential elections.
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The individual thirteen colonies were founded for many different reasons; however, chief among these reasons were commercial interests (money) and religious freedom. The thirteen colonies (collectively called the “New World”) were a major source of natural resources such as timber and tobacco.
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Cabinet = a group of advisors to the president
Pardon = a release from punishment
vested = guaranteed as a legal right
impeachment = charging an official with a crime