The election of 1800 is historically important for which of the following reasons? Check all that apply.

In the election of 1800, Democratic-Republicans Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr received the same number of electoral votes, so the House of Representatives had to choose the president. The House selected Jefferson, and power passed peacefully from the Federalists to the Democratic-Republicans. Thus, the Federalists lost power; they did not stay in power, and a vice president was elected.

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