It was over two hundred years ago that the Democratic Party’s founding fathers decided that a stable government must be built. In 1792 Thomas Jefferson founded the Democratic Party, and he was the first democratic president of the United States in 1800. Jefferson served two terms, and James Madison was right behind him in 1808. Madison helped strengthen the armed forces, and defeated the British in the War of 1812 for the reaffirming of independence in America. In 1816 James Monroe was elected President and led the U.S. through “The Era of Good Feeling” which Democrats served with little opposition. What is now the world’s largest nationally Democratic political party was established in 1848 by the National Convention. This committee was charged with the responsibility of promoting the democratic cause between conventions, and preparing for the next one.
As the 19th century came to an end, the electorate changed more and more quickly. The Democratic Party helped build the most po
Voting Rights Act. Both of these men worked together to end segregation in a lot
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