Question

How did the election of 1796 increase political tensions?
(1 point)
Responses

After the Revolution, women demanded an equal voice and vote in politics.
After the Revolution, women demanded an equal voice and vote in politics.

President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy.
President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy.

Northerners were unhappy that Southerners, who counted enslaved people as part of the population, had so much more representation in Congress.
Northerners were unhappy that Southerners, who counted enslaved people as part of the population, had so much more representation in Congress.

Farmers and shopkeepers were angry that the wealthy elite controlled the major leadership of the government.

Answer 1

President John Adams and Vice President Thomas Jefferson belonged to different political parties and did not agree on government policy. This created conflict within the executive branch and heightened partisan tensions.