History of political partys

Federalist Party Begins

Jan 1, 1787

Hamilton and other leaders who wanted a strong central government joined together to create a political party. Federalists held that capital and industry were the basis of a healthy republic. Federalists generally liked England instead of revolutionary france.

Anti-federalist party begins

Jan 1, 1796

Anti-federalists gathered around Jefferson. Also known as Republican-democrate party. Favored the revolutionary france, not england.

National Republicans and Democrats

Jan 1, 1824

Federalists joined with anti-Jackson Democrats to form the National Republican and democrat They ran their first presidential candidate, John C. Frémont, in 1856.

Democrats

Jan 1, 1828

Jackson changed the party's name to Democrats from Democraqtic-Republican. The Democrats were split in two during the civil war Northern and Southern Democrats. Democrats supported free trade, witch imigrants and farmers supported.

Whig party

Jan 1, 1834

After the National repubicans and Democrats losed the elections in 1838 and 1832, Andrew Jackson decied to "regroup" forming the Whig party. They offened called Andrew Jackson, "King Andrew." Henery Claw was able to unite the party by making a strong econimy by using roads and railroads.

Republicans

Jan 1, 1854

Before the civil war, slavery split the country in two. The Whigs and anti-slavery democrats, joined together to make the Republicnans. While the rpublicans were in still in a strong oposition to slavery, they mostly took on the wishes of the Whig party.