When Andrew Jackson won the 1828 presidential election, his victory also set into motion a political shift that would result in a party built to oppose a demagogue: the Whigs. In the wake of ...

Democrats have won 19 of 42 presidential elections since the party first ran a presidential candidate (Andrew Jackson) in 1828. While there is no precise date for the beginning of the Democratic ...

During the 1828 presidential election, Democrat Andrew Jackson’s political enemies accused Rachel Jackson of being a bigamist and adulterer. Jackson, ever the fighter, defended his wife’s honor.

Jackson still recognized Adams as the legitimate president but beat him badly in the next election in 1828. Students in the class are using historical skills and ways of thinking to help ...

As the regional political divide between North and South grew in the 19th century, Pennsylvania’s key role in presidential elections grew as well. Between 1828 and 1880, Pennsylvania was the ...