History of the Two Party System

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    Federalists (Jeffersonian/DemRep) v. Antifederalists (Hamiltonian)

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    Hartford Convention

    Terms of the Hartford convention had arrived late, after the news of Andrew Jackson's overwhelming victory at the Battle of New Orleans and the signing of the Treaty of Ghent, making the Federalist party synonymous with disunion, secession, and treason.
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    Era of Good Feelings

  • Formation of Democratic Party

    DemRep/Jeffersonian/Federalists are all the same

  • Formation of Whig Party

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    Whigs v Democrats

  • End of Whig Party

    Ended because they couldn't decide on the slavery issue