USA HISTORY

THE VIRGINIA DYNASTY 1801 1825

PRESIDENT MADISON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Thomas Jefferson was the first President from which political party?
A
Federalist
B
Democrats
C
Democratic-Republican
D
Whig
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States (1829–1837) and the first Democratic president.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sharp political conflict developed, and two separate parties, the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans, began to form. Jefferson gradually assumed leadership of the Republicans, who sympathized with the revolutionary cause in France.

Detailed explanation-4: -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).

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