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U.s. History: Jeffersonian America: A Second Revolution?

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Read about the peaceful "revolution" that occurred in the election of 1800 when the party in power, the Federalists, was defeated in a democratic election by the Democratic-Republicans. See how this showed that the ideals of the new republic could work, and see how the philosophy of the winning party shaped the next two decades.

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election of 1800, peaceful transfer of power, ushistory.org, "a wolf by the ears", democratic-republicans, federalists, independence hall association, jeffersonian democracy, john marshall, revolution of 1800, supreme court justice john marshall, virginia dynasty, legal precedents
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)