Presidential Election 1800s

The presidential election of the 1800s is considered one of the most consequential elections in US history. Many historians even call this election a revolution, of course, not in the literal sense at all. It was a revolution per say without bloodshed. In this election, it was between the Federalist party who favored Britain and the Republican party who favored the French. The two nominees, Adams vs. Jefferson, used harsh words, dirty newspaper articles, and rumors of war.
The Federalist party believed that close political relations to Britain and a monarchy-like approach to the government was best for the US. They also believed that if Jefferson was to win the election of the 1800s it would be the end of the American government. The Federalist party supported national instead of state power, and closed elections. This party was the leading party until Jefferson was elected and around the 1820s it finally diminished.
The Democratic-Republican party was the absolute opposite. Jefferson supported the small farmers and small businesses, the common man. He believed that these people were the future of America. His party based their views of government after the French Revolution. Most of

It wasn’t a literal revolution, but a revolution in the way nominees and parties fought for votes, and popularity. This election can be compared to elections that are happening now in the since of how every detail, big or small, media will use to either gain popularity or bash the other opponent. By 1790, media was involved in political views. For example, in Salem, Massachusetts, the election of the 1800s led to the largest newspaper wars in its history, “Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Delaware were strongholds of Federalist strength, and that strength was distinctly manifest in Salem. The Republican challenge to that strength was vigorous and determined, and the two papers began to cross swords in earnest” (Blair,