Political+Parties

Federalists: supported the Constitution Anti Federalists: opponents of the Constitution 9Rebublicans) Whig Party: expanding power of the national gov't, support of industrial and commercial development, wanted a close knit economic country Democratic Party: role of national govt should be limited, economic and political expansion; believed in opptunitieS Know Nothings: opposed immigration Free Soil Party: opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories\ People's Party: independent farmer's looking for long term economic security Progressive Party: supporters of the progrsive era of change and reforation

whigs/tories nationalist farmer's association democraic republicans socialist communist radicals th new left