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Anti-federalist party forms
Thomas Jefferson resigns from George Washington's cabinet, forming the Anti- federalist party -
The Era of the Democrats
Thomas Jefferson wins versus the incumbent
(John Adams) in voting for presidency. The
Democrats dominated the nation and the
Federalists lost their power. -
Dems and Repubs split
The democrats and republicans split in to two factions -
Republican party forms
The Republican party was formed over
issues of slavery. The Democratic party split into
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Era of Republicans
Abraham Lincoln was elected as president and the Civil War was started. The Republican Party had control of the nation. -
William Mckinley is elected
William McKinley (Republican) wins the presidential election, bringing votes from a wide-range of electorates. However, Bryan pushed politics to focus more on economics, rather than focusing on sectionalism. -
Taft was renominated
William Howard Taft was renominated, causing Theodore Roosevelt to join the Progressive Party, splitting apart the support for the Republican Party. Woodrow Wilson (Democrat) wins the election as a result. -
Party wins next 3 elections
The Republican Party wins the next three presidential elections after Taft's 8 year term. -
Great Depression begins
The Great Depression began, resulting in substantial effects on all parts of America. -
return of democrats
The Return of the Democrats
Franklin Roosevelt was elected as President, bringing the Democratic Party back into power.
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Republicans regain power
The Republicans regained power through Dwight Eisenhower's presidency for two terms. -
Democrat regain power
John F. Kennedy wins the presidential election, returning power to the Democratic Party. -
JFK is assinated
John F. Kennedy is assassinated and is succeeded by Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat) -
The Era of Divided Government
Neither the Democrats nor Republicans have been able to fully control the country's politics (presidency and Congress) -
Iranian hostage Crisis
The Iranian hostage crisis led to Jimmy Carter(Democrat) losing to Ronald Reagan (Republican) for the presidential election