U.S. political participation during the 1790s ... in the Early American Republic, “Federalists and Republicans shared more in common than either side realized. Members of both parties wished ...

new third parties with their own ideologies continually develop, anxious to offer an alternative and make a lasting imprint on the American political system. There are hundreds of minor parties ...

1787: United States Constitution is drafted in Philadelphia, and makes no mention of political parties. c.1790: Worried that political factions will turn into political parties, George Washington ...