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Made the two primary parties federalist and anti federalists
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Federalists were the party of the rich and well-born.
Generaly followers were more sympathetic to the common man.
Believed in a strict constructionist view of the Constitution -
Hamilton led the Federalist who wanted strong national government and appealed to finical, manufacturing, and commercial interest.
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Federalist and anti federalist fought for power the anti federalist becomeing the democrat republicans
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Democrats split form the democrat-republicans
These democrats were generally pro slavery and very not liberal. -
republican were generally anti slavery and more socially liberal then the democrats.
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American civil war begun many democrats joining the confederacy
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After civil war democrat retained there power in the south but their views changed and they declined in power in the south. As their policies become more liberal they gained more minority votes.
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Republican after there victory in the civil war were generally unopposed but slowly lost power.
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The Great Depression led to a change in the political landscape.
In 1932 Franklin Roosevelt, a democrat, was elected to the presidency.
Roosevelt Democrats were southerners, small farmers, organized labor, and big-city political organizations.
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In modern times the republicans are generally more conservative electing to keep the status quo of politics. Democrats are often more liberal and well as more leftist pushing for many progressivist positions