History Now Essay The Presidential Election of 1800: A Story of Crisis, Controversy, and Change Joanne B. Freeman Government and Civics 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+ Nasty political mud-slinging. Campaign attacks and counterattacks. Personal insults. Outrageous newspaper invective. Dire predictions of warfare and national collapse. Innovative new forms of politicking capitalizing on a growing... Appears in: 1 | Elections Fall 2004