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        <title><![CDATA[The election of 1800 is such a major turning point in American history...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The election of 1800 is such a major turning point in American history because it was the first time that one group of people gave up power to another group of people and it was done without bloodshed.  This was not only a turning point in American history but also the world. 
Thomas Jefferson and the Democratic-Republicans defeated John Adams and the Federalists.  The election proved once and for all that the United States constitution and...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[There are two major reasons why the election of 1800 is significant in...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There are two major reasons why the election of 1800 is significant in American history.
The first is that it marks the first time that there was actually a change in who was in power.  After Washington served his two terms, Adams was elected.  They were both Federalists.  In the 1800 election, Jefferson, who was a Democratic-Republican was elected.  This is a big deal because it meant that the US would be able to have one group lose power...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[There were several "firsts" involved with the United States presidential...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[There were several "firsts" involved with the United States presidential election of 1800 when Vice President Thomas Jefferson defeated the incumbent John Adams. It was the first time in American presidential history--albeit after only three previous elections--that an incumbent was defeated. It marked the beginning of the dominating rule by the Democratic-Republican Party and led to the end of the old Federalist Party, of which Adams was...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why was the election of 1800 such a major turning point in American...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Why was the election of 1800 such a major turning point in American history?]]></description>
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