US. Presidential Election of 1800
Fire the "US. Presidential Election of 1800" event in Europa Universalis IV with the console command event usa_dlc.64.
US. Presidential Election of 1800
Fire this event with the event command and the event ID usa_dlc.64.
What happens
Campaign and the Issues, 1800: The Federalists urged voters to choose God - and a religious President (Adams) over Jefferson - and no God. Initially the Federalists monopolized the media thanks to the Sedition Act that outlawed most opposition as treason. Though this Act was also the rallying point of the Anti-Federalists, or the Republicans, as they were now called as James Madison had written the controversial Virginia and Kentucky Resolution in 1798-1799 which declared the Sedition Act unconstitutional. At a late stage the majority in New York changed and the new electoral votes changed the balance into the favor of Jefferson. However, as the nominally vice presidential candidate Aaron Burr got the same number of electoral votes as the Jefferson, Burr later forced the issue to a vote in the House which was eventually won by Jefferson. The Electoral Votes: Jefferson 73, Burr 73, Adams 65. How will the Spirit of America choose this time?
Player choices
When this event fires, US. Presidential Election of 1800 presents these options:
- Thomas Jefferson
- Aaron Burr
- John Adams