USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jackson’s supporters called themselves Democrats, and would formally organize as the Democratic Party shortly after his election.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the contested election of 1824, followers of Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams began calling themselves National Republicans, and backers of Andrew Jackson emerged as Democratic Republicans. By the election of 1828, the Jacksonians had become known simply as the Democrats.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Jacksonian Democratic Party. The Democratic party and its program emerged in stages out of the largely personal following that had elected Andrew Jackson President in 1828. As progressively defined by Jackson during his two terms, the party’s outlook was essentially laissez-faire.