Do not elect a murderer and adulterer. Do not elect Andrew Jackson

Brian Edgerley

Against Jackson Ad Paper

 The election of 1824 is the only presidential election to have been decided by the House of Representatives. Because no candidate received a majority of the delegates, the House of Representatives voted John Quincy Adams as president by a margin of 13 states to 7 states for Andrew Jackson and 4 states for William H. Crawford. Continue reading

A Friend of Washington is a Friend for America – Vote Charles Pinckney

Charles C Pinckney Campaign Ad

The Federalists thought that the election of 1808 was coming at a perfect time for them to be able to take the position of the presidency.  With the initiation of the Embargo Act of 1807, a great platform was created for the Federalists to run against.  For their candidate they selected Charles Cotesworth Pinckney for the second time to oppose the overly favorite James Madison.  Continue reading

Madison: Dependable for the Future

Aimee Dennett

Madison Campaign Ad

 This ad turned out to be much more difficult for me to create than I had originally anticipated for a few reasons.  The first being that it seems Madison did not have any drawings or portraits made of him before 1808 other than one while he was serving in the Virginia legislature.  The second being his strong association with Jefferson at the time of the election, who had just suffered significant domestic political opposition because of his two recent policies.  Continue reading

Thomas Jefferson – Enemy of the Constitution

Against Jefferson Explanation

            Thomas Jefferson, while campaigning a second time to become the President of the United States, faced three main criticisms from the opposition.  First, his religious practices were questioned.  Not a practicing Christian, but instead a professed Deist, many Americans worried that trouble could come from putting a “non-believer” in charge of the nation.  Continue reading

John Adams – “A Firm and Enlightened Patriot”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDx6tgCeCy8

For Adams Video Explanation

 Overall intent and reasoning:

Adams became fairly unpopular by the end of his Presidency due in large part to the passing of the Alien and Sedition Acts. Yet he was still viewed as being less partisan than a Republican Jefferson; to vote for a Republican would have been considered admitting to factions. Moreover to many, especially Federalists, he did a good job handling the “Quasi War” with the French. Continue reading

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