@ap.us.history.final.boss: After the federalists were eliminated in the original vote, burr and Jefferson were tied each with 73 electoral votes. Thus’ it was up to the house of representatives to make a final decision. However, the House of Representatives was mainly federalists and refused to vote. So, Hamilton stepped up and began the vote for the federalists and chose to side with Jefferson. It was decided on the 36th ballot that Jefferson had become the president of the United States. #History #apush #hamilton #fyp #viral