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Anti-Federalists Oppose the Constitution
Anti-Federalism refers to a movement that opposed a stronger U.S. central government -
Federalist Party Starts
The first American political party which was in support of a more powerful central government -
Democratic-Republicans Form
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded this party that opposed new Federalist ideas of more powerful government. -
Jacksonian Democracy Started
Jacksonian democracy is a 19th-century political philosophy in the United States that espoused greater democracy for the common man. -
Modern Democratic Party was founded
The year Andrew Jackson was elected president and this created the democratic party which supported him. -
Modern Republican Party Starts
By February 1854, anti-slavery Whigs had begun meeting in the upper mid-western states to discuss the formation of a new party. One such meeting, in Wisconsin on March 20, 1854, is generally remembered as the founding meeting of the Republican Party. -
The Party of Lincoln(The National Union Party(AKA Republicans)) Starts
The National Union Party was the temporary name used by the Republican Party for the national ticket in the 1864 presidential election which was held during the Civil War. -
Roosevelt Democrats
in 1932, Roosevelt was elected to presidency and his supporters were known as Roosevelt Democrats