Evolution of American Political Parties

The First Party System

Period: Jan 1, 1796 to Dec 31, 1824

The Federalist Papers

Apr 4, 1798

Federalist PapersHamilton warned people against the dangers of parties. However, he played politcs and became a secretary of state.

Revolution of 1800 & Aftermath

Nov 19, 1800

Marbury v. Madison - Midnight Judgeshttp://www.u-s-history.com/pages/h470.html

Lousiana Purchase

Apr 30, 1803

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The End of the Federalist Party & Missouri Compromise

Jan 16, 1820

The Federalist party doesn't even offer a candidate for president. The Missouri Compromise of 1820 http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/25761/election_of_1820_the_era_of_good_feelings.html http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/history/A0833427.html

American System

Nov 19, 1824

The System

Jackson & the Democrats Versus The Whigs

Period: Nov 1, 1828 to Dec 31, 1856

Founding of the Democratic Party

Nov 19, 1828

The Renaming

Whig Party

Nov 19, 1830

Whig Party

Veto of 2nd Bank of The United States

Nov 19, 1832

Veto Reasons

Panic of 1837

Nov 19, 1837

Panic

Compromise of 1850

Nov 19, 1850

The Compromise

The Two Republican Era

Period: Jan 1, 1860 to Dec 31, 1928

Presidental Election & Debates

Nov 19, 1860

Lincoln-Douglas Debates (1858)Youtube Video

13th Amendment

Nov 19, 1865

13th Amendment

Reconstruction Acts

Nov 19, 1867

Reconstruction Acts & Radical Republicans

Second Wave of Immigration

Nov 19, 1890

Second Wave of Immigration

Black Tuesday

Oct 29, 1929

[http://www.enotes.com/history-fact-finder/economics-business/what-was-black-tuesday](Stock Market Crash)

The New Deal Coalition

Period: Jan 1, 1932 to Dec 31, 1964

New Deal Program

Nov 19, 1933

The Program

Pearl Harbor

Dec 5, 1941

Pearl Harbor

Brown v. Board of Education

May 5, 1954

B v. B

Great Society

Nov 1, 1964

Great Society

Southern Realignment and The Era of Divided Party Government

Period: Jan 1, 1968 to Dec 31, 2009

Tet Offensive

Jan 30, 1968

Tet Offensive

Southern Strategy

Nov 19, 1968

Nixon's Plan

Roe v. Wade

Nov 19, 1973

Roe v. Wade

War on Terror

Sep 1, 2001

War on Terror