Adams vs. Jefferson: John Adams defeated Thomas Jefferson in the 1796 election, but was defeated by his rival in 1800. (Getty Images ) The two Founding Fathers participated in the United States ...

But the election of 1796 revealed a flaw in the Constitution. John Adams Thomas Jefferson by Rembrandt Peale Aaron Burr Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Alexander Hamilton-by John Trumbull-(National ...

As for the most important in history, one could argue that the 1796 election deserves that title in terms of the presidency itself, not so much for who was running as for who was not. That’s the ...

as evidenced by the fact that Jefferson was named vice president after losing out to Adams in the 1796 election. Four years later, it was incumbent president vs. vice president in the 1800 ...

in the 1800s that they were dubbed 'Hartford Election Cakes.' The first known published recipe — found in Amelia Simmons’ 1796 “American Cookery” book — calls for 30 quarts of flour ...