History Of The Democratic Party
The Democratic Party traces its origin to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas
Jefferson in 1793.
The Democratic Party itself was formed from a faction of the DemocraticRepublicans, led by Andrew Jackson....
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History Of The Democratic Party
The Democratic Party traces its origin to the Democratic-Republican Party founded by Thomas
Jefferson in 1793.
The Democratic Party itself was formed from a faction of the DemocraticRepublicans, led by Andrew Jackson.
Following his defeat in the election of 1824 in spite of having
a majority of the well-liked vote, Andrew Jackson set about building a political coalition powerful
enough to defeat John Quincy Adams in the election of 1828.
The coalition that he built was the
foundation of the subsequent Democratic party.
In the 1850s, following the disintegration of the
Whig Party, the southern wing of the Democratic Party became increasingly related with the
continuation and expansion of slavery, in opposition of the newly formed Republican Party.
Democrats in the northern states opposed this new trend, and at the 1860 nominating convention
the party split and nominated two candidates (see U.
S.
presidential election, 1860).
As a result,
the Democra
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