Why did the democratic party split in the 1850s

North and South pull apart. The crisis for the Democratic Party came in the late 1850s as Democrats increasingly rejected national policies demanded by the Southern Democrats. The demands were to support slavery outside the South.

Political position: Center-right to left-wing

Founders: Andrew Jackson; Martin Van Buren

Headquarters: 430 South Capitol St. SE, Wash

Explanation:

Lacking an effective opposition, the Democratic-Republicans split into groups after the 1824 presidential election; one faction supported President John Quincy Adams, while the other faction backed General Andrew Jackson.

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