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America Declares Indepence
America declares its indepence from Great Britain -
Federalist Party Founded
Founded by Alexander Hamilton, believed in strong central govt. with little power for the states -
Anti Federalist Party Founded
Founded by Jefferson and James Madison. Party was created to oppose the policies of Hamilton -
Democratic-Republican Party Founded
Founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, to oppose centralizing policies of the new federalist party -
Jacksonian Democrats
Founded by Andrew Jackson, the "Age of Jacksonian Democracy" and the "Era of Common Man" -
The Party of Lincoln(Republicans)
Based off Abraham Lincoln's beliefs, want small central government