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This was the emergence of the two party system in which the Federalists won but it would be the only time the federalists would win an election.
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Two parties emerge: the Federalists and the Anti-Federalists. The Federalist party did not last long, but the Anti-Federalists, or Jeffersonians, developed into the Democratic-Republican Party. This would later become the Democratic Party of today.
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In this election, Jefferson defeated incumbent Adams and this started a dominance of the Anti-Federalists, later to become the Democratic-Republican Party.
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The end of this era was due to the corruption deal that gave John Quincy Adams the presidency.
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This era was dominated by the Democrats and was started by the Jacksonian administration.
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In this election a whig was elected among democrats. Harrison died one month after his inaugural address.
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The Republican Party emerged during this year and became dominant early on.
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This era began with Abraham Lincoln and the civil war. There were only 3 democrats elected during this era.
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When reconstruction ended the southern democrats retook power in their states and began passing laws fighting the amendments meant to help the freed slaves.
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Wilson is one of the few democrats elected in the Republican era.
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This event was the crashing of the stock market and the beginning of the Great Depression
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This began the return of the Democrats as FDR served 3 terms and died shortly after being elected to a fourth.
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This era began with FDR and the New Deal. This era was destined to last due to FDR's leadership and long tenure as president.
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This revamped the world economy and also threw the world into treachorous warfare.
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After the two atomic bombs are dropped WWII finally comes to an end.
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The end of the war and the booming economy started the baby boomer period.
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During this era, no one party has been dominant and usually the branches of government are split.
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In 1980 Reagan defeated incumbent Jimmy Carter to win the presidency and begin his 2 terms creating "Reaganomics" and also being involved in the Iran-Contra Scandal.
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In 200, Bush was elected without winning the popular vote. Florida was forced to do numerous recounts and the supreme court finally stepped in giving Bush the presidency.
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Four plane crashes happened that day. Two crashed into the Twin Towers in NY and one into the Pentagon in D.C. Another plane crashed in PA due to the courageous passengers.
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President Obama is the first African-American president.
