USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Republican Party, also known as the Anti-Jacksonian Party or simply Republicans, was a political party in the United States that evolved from a conservative-leaning faction of the Democratic-Republican Party that supported John Quincy Adams in the 1824 presidential election.

Detailed explanation-2: -Supporters of Adams began calling themselves National Republicans, while supporters of Jackson began calling themselves Democrats. In the press, they were often described as “Adams Men” and “Jackson Men."

Detailed explanation-3: -Adams was a member of the Democratic-Republican Party. His vice president was John Calhoun. Prior to serving as president, Adams served as an ambassador, state senator, U.S. senator, and U.S. secretary of state. He served as a U.S. representative after his presidency.

Detailed explanation-4: -As national politics polarized around Jackson and his opposition, two parties grew out of the old Republican Party–the Democratic Republicans, or Democrats, adhering to Jackson; and the National Republicans, or Whigs, opposing him.

Detailed explanation-5: -Democratic-Republicans were supported by commoners and the middle and lower classes. It was made up of artisans, shopkeepers, frontier settlers, backcountry and poor farmers. Democratic-Republicans were not highly educated and many were illiterate. Democratic-Republicans had most of their support in the South and West.