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Federalists Party
The first U.S Political Party.
They Belived in a strong national government.
Northern businessmen, bankers, and merchants supported the Federalists. -
Democratic-Republican Party
They were the Anti-Federalists.
They gained support from planters, small farmers, and artisans.
They were members of Jefferson's group. -
Democrats Martin Van Buren
Were the successors of Jeffersonian democracy.
They believed in westward expansion by the acquisition of new territories.
They were Northern Artisans -
Whigs
They were formed from the National Republican Party.
The leaders of the party were John Quincy Adams and Henry Clay.
They were nationalists. -
Liberty Party
It was part of the political outgrowth of the growing anti-slavery movement.
They wanted slavery to end.
This party started in 1839. -
Democrats
"Union first, then peace."
The Democrats were split along "war" and "peace" factions
United with George McClellan in 1864 election.