Federalists, the party that advocated more states' rights and less central government than desired by the Federalists. Most historians agree that the Democratic party as we know it today began with ...

Spencer Goidel contributed $1 to Doug Burgum and $14 to Nikki Haley during the 2023 presidential primary cycle. As the nation prepares for a second Donald Trump presidency, some history-minded people ...

John Ross, left, and Major Ridge teamed up to protect Cherokee holdings in what is now Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and Tennessee. National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; Library of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Cumberland University history professor Mark Cheathem provided a brief overview of the early months of President Andrew Jackson's first term in 1829.