It took what number of ballots and the intervention of whom to secure the presidency for Thomas Jefferson?

Alexander Hamilton and the votes of 10 states.

Explanation:

If you google your question, the first result will be of a site called US History. That is a great source for this. It says that Alexander Hamilton intervened and that Jefferson thought that he was the lesser of two evils. It also says that it took the votes of ten states to help Jefferson win the election.

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explanation:

no statements but ok.

the statement that best describes the idea of manifest destiny that was used in the 19th century would be that "it was fate that the united states would continue to  expand westward," since people thought the us was "destined" to do so.