Vote not for Faction, Vote not for Jefferson

“Against Jefferson” Explanation Paper

            In crafting my video, I chose to focus on a few specific themes about Jefferson that made him a flawed candidate for the election of 1796. I attempted to specifically and repeatedly connect him with three ideas: the idea of factionalism and partisanship, the idea of abandoning duty and the nation, and the idea of excessive loyalty to France. Continue reading

John Adams: Unfit To Lead

“John Adams: Unfit to Lead”

            This campaign advertisement took the perspective of the Jeffersonian-Republicans in accusing John Adams and the Federalists of being monarchist aristocrats that favored Britain over America’s Revolutionary War allies, France. The issues of foreign policy and international allegiance were highly relevant in the lead-up to the Election of 1796 due to the fact that France and England were in conflict at that time. Continue reading