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First founded
The Democratic-Republican party was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. But it was founded on the libertarian principle of limited government -
Founded
Thomas Jefferson and James Madison founded the Democratic-Republican -
First official president
The first official Democratic party president too office, Andrew Jackson. -
First President
The first official Democratic Party president, Andrew Jackson, took office. -
Indian Removal Act
Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act, forcing the Native American tribes further West. -
Indian Removal Act
President Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act into law. Under this act, Native American tribes living east of the Mississippi were rounded up and marched to camps farther west. -
Manifest Destiny
The Democratic party adopted the doctrine of manifest destiny, idea that Americans had the god given right to take over land. -
Manifest Destiny
The Democratic Party adopted the doctrine of manifest destiny: the idea that white Americans were divinely entitled to dominate the North American continent. -
Slavery
The Democratic party platform strongly defended slavery. -
Supreme Court
The Democratic-controlled Supreme Court approved the dreaded Dred Scott Decision, which declared that black Americans were not people but property and they had no rights. -
Dred Scott Decision
The Democrat-controlled Supreme Court approved the dreaded Dred Scott Decision, which declared that black Americans were “not persons but property” and therefore had no rights. -
Confederate
The confederate flag was created by the Democratic Party -
Ban slavery
A Republican controlled congress enacted the 13th amendment, banning slavery -
Woodrow Wilson
Woodrow Wilson was elected president. -
Progressive Income Tax
Wilson established the first ever progressive income tax, Wilson pushed for bigger government.
