The election of 1796 was the first time American voters had to choose between candidates from competing political parites. Professor Pasley spoke about thetactics used by the Federalist Party and ...

Only four people in US history have won a presidential election ... the runner-up in the presidential election. The bitter elections of 1796, which was won by John Adams, and 1800, which ended ...

George Washington emerged as the clear front-runner for the presidency in the US elections George Washington stood on the balcony of Federal Hall on Wall Street in New York City on April 30 ...