Events
Democratic Republican Party
formed headed by Andrew
Jackson. Favored limited national
government.First national party convention
in an attempt to put political
control in the hands of the peopleDemocratic Party splits into two factionsWith the conclusion of the Civil War,
the two factions reunitedThe Democratic Party was firmly
entrenched in American politics.Franklin Roosevelt elected president.
He helped bring America out of
the Great Depression.Whigs and Free-Soilers united
to form the Republican Party,
and they were strongly in favor
of the abolition of slavery.Abraham Lincoln elected presidentCivil War Reconstruction caused
the party to split into three factions.Republican Party firmly entrenched
in American politics.James Knox Polk was elected
president as leader of the
Democrat Party and added
a vast area to the U.S.,
but its acquisition
precipitated a bitter
quarrel between the North and
the South over expansion of slaveryMartin Van Buren was elected
president on the Democrat ticket.
The party lost its popularity
due to the Panic of 1837,
the president was given the
nickname 'Martin Van Ruin'
and the electors turned their
affiliation to the newly formed Whig party.The election of Franklin Pierce and
James Buchanan brought the Democrats into powerUlysses Grant was elected President
and the first leader of the re-named
Republican Party.Republican-controlled 38th Congress
passes the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.With unanimous Republican support
and against intense Democrat opposition,
Congress passes the 14th Amendment.Republican-controlled 66th Congress
passes the 19th Amendment
guaranteeing women the right to vote.Republican-controlled 68th Congress
and President Calvin Coolidge grant
citizenship to Native Americans.President Dwight Eisenhower
signs the 1957 Civil Rights Act.Sandra Day O’Connor, appointed
by President Reagan, becomes
first woman on the Supreme Court.President Ronald Reagan calls
for liberation of East Europeans
from Communism with
“Tear Down This Wall” speech.Ronald Reagan is elected President
of the United States by uniting
economic libertarians and social
conservatives within the Republican Party.Democrat Barack Obama is elected
president of the United States by
winning states that traditionally vote
Republican.
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