All of the following characterized the 1796 presidential election EXCEPT
A) it was an angry and vitriolic campaign with harsh personal and political rhetoric, as well as insults by the supporters of the presidential candidates.
B) President Washington preferred his Vice President John Adams, a Federalist, to succeed him.
C) The presidential candidacy of Thomas Jefferson was aided by Democratic-Republican Societies and Democratic-Republican newspapers.
D) John Adams and Thomas Pinckney became president and vice president, respectively.
Answer: D
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