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Convention
This is the year of the constitutional convention -
Election
Thomas Jefferson elected president..era of democratic domination in government -
New Party
The Republican Party is born, attracting Whigs and aintislavery Democrats -
Civil War
Election of Lincoln and the start of the Civil War marks the beginning of 75 years of Republican Party supremacy -
Great Depression
The depression brings about the shift in government role..return of democrats to power -
Division
neither party holds both congress and presidency