Political parties, like nations, are born evolve and dissappear. Our two major political parties did not exist when this country was founded. The Jefferson Republican Party was created to oppose the original Federalist Party in the early 1790’s. The Jefferson Republican’s considered the Federalist’s to be the aristocracy and wanted individual freedoms.

After the collapse of the Federalist Party in the 1820’s the Republican Party split into two groups. The Democratic Republicans and the National Republicans. President John Quincy Adam’s, son of President John Adam’s became the leader of the National Republicans. The National Republican Party did not fare so well. The National Republican Party pretty much ended in the 1830’s.

The Democratic Republican Party soonbecame successful under the leadership of General Andrew Jackson. Soon the party became known just as the Jackson Democrat party. Today the party is simply known as the Democrat Party. I understand that it is the world’s oldest party.

The modern Republican Party was started in the 1850’s to combat the expansion of slavery. President Lincoln was the first Republican president. Geographically South was Democrat and the North was Republican. War between the parties erupted.

Historically I associate General Jackson with the Trail of Tears. Jackson also owned hundreds of slaves. Jackson was a racist and a bigot. He also founded the modern Democrat Party. The party has evolved to be the most powerful party in the world. It is a party dependent on control, and will stop at nothing to maintain that control.

The Republican Party was formally based on the equality of all people’s. That is something I agree with.