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Whigs and Tories
- A rumor spread through England that Roman Catholics were plotting to kill King Charles II and give the throne to Charles brother James, who was the Duke of York.
- All over England people were either for or against the king.
- The two sides were the whigs and the tories. The whigs were for the king, and the tories were against the king.
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Federalists
- Hamilton was the founder.
- Was the first United States political party. -Northern business men, bankers, and merchants supported the federalists
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anti-Federalists
-gathered around Jefferson
-called themselves Democratic-Republican
-drew there followers from planters, small farmers, and artisans -
Sourthern Democrats
-strongly favored salvery
-belevied in state rights
-belevied that the states had a right to seced (leave the union) -
Republican
-established as a major political party by Abe Lincoln when he became president
-Lincoln got 180 of the 303 votes
-Lincolns election was the imediate casue of the civil war -
Progressive Party
- Also called "Bull Moose"
- Theodore Roosevelt was the the parties presidental canidate
- They favored farmers and workers