Democratic-Republicans
Jefferson's political party
The Democratic-Republicans were an American political party founded in the 1790s by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, opposing the Federalists.
They favored states' rights, agrarian interests, and strict interpretation of the Constitution.
The party dominated American politics from 1800 until the 1820s, when it splintered into factions that became the modern Democratic Party.
Final eighteenth-century decade
- 1800sYears from 1800-1899
- 1810sSecond decade, nineteenth century
- 1820sThird decade, nineteenth century
- founding eraTime of original establishment
antebellum · Monroe Doctrine · Louisiana Purchase · War of 1812
Provincial governmental autonomy
- agrarianismDoctrine valuing farm life
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- popular sovereigntyPopulace holds ultimate authority
- anti-monarchismOpposition to royal government
decentralization · individual liberty · Enlightenment · egalitarianism · classical liberalism · yeoman farmer · civic virtue · self-governance
First Treasury secretary
- AdamsCommon presidential surname
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
- standing armyContinuously maintained military force
national debt · excise tax · mercantilism · tariffs · elitism
Anti-absolutist party members
- two-party systemGovernance dominated by two factions
- electoral collegeIntermediary voting delegation system
- peaceful transferNonviolent change of power
- Louisiana Purchase1803 territorial acquisition
Third American president
- MadisonWisconsin's governmental seat
- factionGroup within group
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- caucusParty selection meeting
ticket · nomination · partisan · political organization · opposition · majority · minority · platform
1790s
Final eighteenth-century decade
- 1800sYears from 1800-1899
- 1810sSecond decade, nineteenth century
- 1820sThird decade, nineteenth century
founding era · antebellum · Monroe Doctrine · Louisiana Purchase · War of 1812
states' rights
Provincial governmental autonomy
- agrarianismDoctrine valuing farm life
- limited governmentOfficially bounded political authority
- popular sovereigntyPopulace holds ultimate authority
anti-monarchism · decentralization · individual liberty · Enlightenment · egalitarianism · classical liberalism · yeoman farmer · civic virtue · self-governance · constitutionalism
Hamilton
First Treasury secretary
- AdamsCommon presidential surname
- centralizationUnifying control in one place
- aristocracyRule by hereditary elite
standing army · national debt · excise tax · mercantilism · tariffs · elitism
Whigs
Anti-absolutist party members
- two-party systemGovernance dominated by two factions
- electoral collegeIntermediary voting delegation system
- peaceful transferNonviolent change of power
Jefferson
Third American president
caucus · ticket · nomination · partisan · political organization · opposition · majority · minority · platform · convention
Jefferson
Third American president
Clinton · Giles · Macon · Taylor · Breckinridge · Gerry · Livingston · Crawford · Calhoun · Clay
- Early RepublicGeorge Washington, Founding Fathers, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Constitutional Convention
- Jefferson EraThomas Jefferson, Louisiana Purchase, Monticello, Lewis and Clark, limited government
- Political PartiesLabour Party, Conservative Party, Green Party, Whig Party, Libertarian Party
- Antebellum Americaantebellum era, Compromise of 1850, sectionalism, states' rights, Fugitive Slave Act
Democratic-RepublicansFederalist Party
Early American political organization
Democratic-Republicansnationalists
Advocates for homeland interests
centralists · commercial interests · mercantilists · Anglophiles
democratic, democrat, democrats, democracy, democratize, democratization, republic, republican, republicanism