First Party system (jan 1, 1792 – jan 1, 1815)
Description:
The first party system featured two national parties competing for control of the presidency, Congress, and the states: the Federalist Party, created largely by Alexander Hamilton, and the rival Jeffersonian Democratic-Republican Party, formed by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, usually called at the time the Republican PartyAdded to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1792
jan 1, 1815
~ 23 years