1796-1824: The First Party System (dec 31, 1796 – apr 19, 1824)
Description:
The first American political party was the Federalist Party, a national coalition of bankers and businessmen in support of Alexander Hamilton's fiscal policies.It was crushed by the Democratic-Republican Party, which derived its coalition from agrarian interests
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Date:
dec 31, 1796
apr 19, 1824
~ 27 years