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Democratic-Republican leaders back Jefferson and Burr
- When
- June 1796
- Where
- Democratic-Republican leaders' meeting
In June 1796, Democratic-Republican leaders met and agreed to support Thomas Jefferson for president and Aaron Burr for vice president.
A group of Democratic-Republican leaders met in June 1796 and agreed to support Thomas Jefferson for president and Aaron Burr for vice president. Republicans united behind Jefferson as vice presidential running arrangement, with the election of 1796 expanding democracy nationwide at the grassroots level. Jefferson had found a rallying cause in opposition to the Jay Treaty negotiated with Britain in 1794.
Sources
- 1796 United States presidential election Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-20
- Thomas Jefferson Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-30
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