USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Jefferson and his colleagues formed the Republican Party in the early 1790s. By 1795, the Federalists had become a party in name as well. After John Adams, their candidate, was elected president in 1796, the Federalists began to decline.

Detailed explanation-2: -Notwithstanding the party’s antielitist foundations, the first three Democratic-Republican presidents-Jefferson (1801–09), James Madison (1809–17), and James Monroe (1817–25)-were all wealthy, aristocratic Southern planters, though all three shared the same liberal political philosophy.

Detailed explanation-3: -Party labels were very fluid at this time, but for the most part supporters of Washington and Adams adopted the label Federalists, while the opposition, led by Thomas Jefferson, became known as Democratic Republicans (many preferred the one-word label, Republicans).

Detailed explanation-4: -Definition. Jeffersonian Republicanism was the political philosophy adopted by the Republican Party during the early 1800s that called for a limited national government and reduced federal spending. This policy was initially put into practice by President Thomas Jefferson when he assumed office in 1801.

Detailed explanation-5: -During the administration of President George Washington, Thomas Jefferson was the first secretary of state. Jefferson and several of his friends and associates became dissatisfied with the policies of the government. They formed a political association that came to be called the Democratic-Republican Party.