The Jacksonian Democrats, also commonly referred to as the Democrats, were a party of President Jackson’s supporters founded in 1824. They arose as a party to oppose President John Q. Adams, who at the time had no opposition. Later in the 1836, the Whig party emerged to counter the Democrats. They were a diverse party that united in their hatred for Democrats. Although these parties seemed to be at opposite ends of the spectrum, they had their similarities as well. A big issue in the 1830s and 1840s was the concept of Manifest Destiny. Manifest Destiny was the American idea that westward expansion was part of God’s plan and that they should eventually conquer all of the Americas. Both the Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs supported this
