Hunter Petrie: American Political Parties

The Boston Tea Party

Period: Jan 1, 1773 to Dec 16, 1773

http://www.bostonteapartyship.com/boston-tea-party-facts

Democratic Party

Period: Feb 28, 1792 to Sep 30, 2014

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/157244/Democratic-Party

The Whig Party

Period: Sep 30, 1834 to Sep 30, 1856

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h279.html

The Know Nothing Party

Period: Sep 30, 1840 to Sep 30, 1850

http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/320530/Know-Nothing-party

The Free Soil Party

Period: Sep 30, 1844 to Sep 30, 1852

http://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h139.html

The Republican Party

Period: Sep 30, 1854 to Sep 30, 2014

http://www.ushistory.org/gop/origins.htm

The Independant American Party

Period: Jul 16, 1967 to Sep 30, 2008

http://www.aipca.org/history.html

The Libertarian Party

Period: Dec 11, 1971 to Sep 30, 2014

http://www.lp.org/our-history

The Constitution Party

Period: Sep 30, 1992 to Sep 30, 2014

http://www.constitutionparty.com/the-party/history/

The Green Party

Period: Sep 30, 1996 to Sep 30, 2014

http://www.gp.org/what-we-believe/history