USA HISTORY

CONTEMPORARY AMERICA (1992 2013)

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP

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When did the Democratic Party start using the donkey as their symbol?

(A) 2007

(B) 1904

(C) 1776

(D) ** 1828

EXPLANATIONS BELOW

Concept note-1: -The donkey has become the common symbol of the Democratic Party. It was first associated with Democrat Andrew Jackson’s 1828 Presidential campaign. The figure was popularized in the 1870s when it was frequently featured in the cartoons of Thomas Nast.