United States development into a two party system

By SamHolloway20

  • Federalist party is started

    Alexander Hamilton organized Federalist Party, which was committed to a fiscally sound and nationalistic government.

  • Democratic-Republicans

    The Democratic-Republican Party was an American political party formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison around 1792 to oppose the centralizing policies of the new Federalist Party run by Alexander Hamilton

  • Anti-Federalist Party is started

    Thomas Jefferson resigns from George Washington's Cabinet, forming the Anti-Federalist Party.

  • Roosevelt Democrats

    Roosevelt wanted to get all of the democrats all together on the same page.

  • Modern Democrats

    The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with its rival, the Republican Party.

  • Jacksonian Democrats

    A movement for more democracy in American government in the 1830's. Led by President Andrew Jackson, this movement championed greater rights for the common man.

  • Modern Republicans

    The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

  • The Party of Lincoln

    The Republican party exists to bridge interests and support the mechanics of elections