In the early 1800s, during and after the war of 1812, the most powerful political party, and which had dominated since 1800, had begun to split, the Democratic-Republican. From this one party arose the National Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Republican National Party inherited a few ideas from the opposing Federalist Party. One […]
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Dueling is a formerly legal form of dispute settlement in America. Any man who felt like his honor had been called into question could challenge the offender to a duel. Of course, there were some rules, but in essence, it was a fight to the death, often over a petty squabble. Numerous famous duels have […]
Few American political movements have fallen prey to populism. The phrase did not become a political party until the nineteenth century, although its ideals existed from the birth of the nation. As the author of the Declaration of Independence and the father of the American , Thomas Jefferson was the first “populist”. to carry the […]
A Fatal Friendship: Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr’s Biography About the First Sitting Vice President Shot Another Man As comedian Jon Stewart observed, Dick Cheney shot his “friend” for cheating on him with a bird. The reasons why Aaron Burr-Thomas Jefferson’s vice-presidential shot Alexander Hamilton are shrouded in mystery, although we can be certain of […]
The United States presidential election began in 1800 between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr. The House of Representatives would vote for the presidential primary election. Alexander Hamilton Burr’s rival convinced many Federalists in the House of Representatives to vote for Thomas Jefferson allowing him to win the presidency. The election of 1800, which began an […]