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Origin and Doctrines of Political Parties
A historical overview of the formation of U S political parties from the ratification of the Constitution through the rise of the Republican party in 1860. It traces Federalists and anti Federalists, Jeffersonian Republicans, the evolution of Democratic and Whig alignments, and the emergence of sectional party coalitions amid debates over federal power, slavery, and national policy. It highlights key figures, states, and events shaping party doctrine and longevity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rhode Island
North Carolina
New York
Virginia
Massachusetts
Congress
Washington
John Adams
Jefferson
Hamilton
Treasury
Knox
Randolph
Statesman's Manual
Adams
Madison
Monroe
Federal Party
Congressional Caucus
Henry Clay
John Quincy Adams
Andrew Jackson
William E. Crawford
People
House of Representative
Mr. Adams
Democratic Party
National Republican
Wenty
Harris Ohie
Daniel Webster
Afassus
Hugh L White
Tenn
Mr. van Buren
Whig
General Morrison
Martin van Buren
Democrat
James K. Polk
John G. Birney
Zachary Taylor
Lewis Cass
Liberty Party
Free-Soilers
Franklin Pierce
General Scott
Free Soil Democracy
John J. Hale
Whig Party
Republican Party
John C. Fremont
Millard Fillmore
Fremont
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen A. Douglas
John C. Breckenridge
Philadelphia
Benng
Outr
Kansas Territory
Cowitt
Kansas
Pacific Coast
John Brown
Karper’s Ferry
National Republican Party
American Party
Know-Nothing Party
Free-Soil Party
Abolition Party
American Register
Lavery Esslotuul