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Elbridge Thomas Gerry was a anti-federalist who eventually supported the federalist policies. He served as the fifth Vice President of the United States from March 4, 1813 to November 23, 1814.
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What were Elbridge Gerry's views about representation?
Elbridge Gerry's felt very strongly about the common people having representation within the British Parliament. His views and beliefs prevented him from signing the U.S. Constitution as he believed the people would not be fairly represented the way that the document was written.
Who is the 15th vice president of the US?
Andrew Johnson was the 16th Vice President of the United States.
Where did gerrymandering begin?
The word comes from a former US politician (5th US Vice President) named "Elbridge Gerry" who drew oddly shaped districts that supposedly looked like salamanders in order to make sure that particular districts had a Democratic-Republican majority. The words "Gerry" and "salamander" were merged to create "gerrymander".
How Elbridge Gerry feel about slavery?
he agreed that (in the constitutional convention) each black person should count as 3/4's of a person and that he did not care whether or not it continued
What did elbridge gerry from Massachusetts think about slave trade?
He did not want slave representation, he said that since slaves were property in the south, just as cattle and horses in the north, they should not be represented.
