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//__Was the Revolution of 1800 truly a Revolution? __//  // A revolution can be best described as an overthrow of an established government. That definition gives people the feeling that violence and conflict must occur in order for something to qualify as a revolution. This isn’t necessarily true. The Revolution of 1800 was a revolution; however, it wasn’t an ordinary revolution. There were no violent acts or open conflict when the revolution took place. It’s called the Revolution of 1800 because there was a drastic change in the government. Thomas Jefferson becoming president created a revolution because the government went from a Federalist to a Democratic-Republic standpoint. Thomas Jefferson created a revolution by bringing new ideas to the government. The country got a taste of Democratic-Republic viewpoints and ideas. Whether or not the people agreed with the ideas didn’t stop the change from occurring. People needed to learn to deal with the new ideas, this essentially created the revolution. // // The drastic change opened the door for new ideas coming from the government. People could try to resist the change but they would have been punished for not following the laws. The revolution occurred when people didn’t resist the change. A revolution can also be defined as the acceptance of new ideas. This is exactly what happened in 1800. Essentially the government was overthrown and new ideas were accepted. Although there wasn’t any violence or open conflict, a revolution occurred in 1800. //