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The Republican elephant was created by cartoonist Thomas Nast and appeared in_Harper's Weekly_, Nov. 7, 1874. Before then, an 1860 issue of _Railsplitter_ and an 1872 _Harper's Weekly_ also had Cartoons connecting Republicans with elephants. In New York, also in 1874, there was an untrue story written as a hoax by the _New York Herald_ saying that the animals of the Central Park Zoo had broken loose and were running wild in Central Park. The same Thomas Nast used the jackass in a cartoon using it to depict the _Herald_. This ultimately shifted to represent the Democratic party and the name changed to donkey. An alternate story on the Democratic donkey is that Andrew Jackson was the first candidate in the Democratic party and when he ran fror re-election he was called a "Jackass". Jackson actually liked that so much he adopted the donkey or jackass as the symbol for the Democratic Party. This is from The History Channel's series "The Presidents" Add-on by Kiddo2000: At http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0881985.html , you can find pictures of them. If the link expires, go to Yahoo! pictures and search "Democratic and Republican symbols". You should get good results.
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What was the symbol for the democratic-Republican Party in 1809?
there is no offical one
What are the two political parties?
In the US? Democrat and Republican. There used to be a Wig party.
What are the 2 main political parties in us?
republican and democratic party or the democraric republic
What did the Democratic Party fight against?
the republican party.
Who founded the Democratic Party and why?
Andrew Jackson founded the Democratic Party to rival the National Republican Party
What symbol represents a Republican?
The elephant is a symbol of the Republican Party; the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic Party.
What are the symbols for democratic and Republican?
Democrats = Donkey Republicans = Elephant
What represents a symbol?
The elephant is a symbol of the Republican Party; the donkey is the symbol of the Democratic Party.
What animal stands as a symbol of the republican party -- a donkey or an elephant?
An elephant is the symbol of the republican party. The donkey is the symbol of the democratic party.
Sybbol for the Democratic Party?
The symbol for the Democratic Party is a donkey, and the symbol for the Republican Party is an elephant. They are the two dominant parties in American politics.
What was the symbol for the democratic-Republican Party in 1809?
there is no offical one
What was the animal symbol for the federalist party?
The animal symbol for the Democratic Party is a donkey. On the other hand the animal symbol of the Republican Party is the Elephant.
What are the two political parties?
In the US? Democrat and Republican. There used to be a Wig party.
What are the symbols for each of the democratic and Republican?
The symbol for the Democratic Party is the donkey, while the symbol for the Republican Party is the elephant. These symbols became popular in the 19th century and are now widely associated with each political party in the United States.
When was Democratic-Republican Party created?
Democratic-Republican Party was created in 1791.
What was James Monroe political party affiliation?
Monroe belonged to the Democratic-Republican party, the party of Jefferson and Madison.
When did they separate the Democratic Party and the Republican Party?
The Democratic Party and the Republican Party have never been together as a single party.
