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The word "conservative" is from ''Le Conservateur'', the name of an ultraroyalist French periodical founded by Chateaubriand in 1818. In the early 1830s, the word was adopted as a self-description by the Tories in Britain and later by John Calhoun in the U.S.

The word "conservative" is from ''Le Conservateur'', the name of an ultraroyalist French periodical founded by Chateaubriand in 1818. In the early 1830s, the word was adopted as a self-description by the Tories in Britain and later by John Calhoun in the U.S.

The split between Democrats and Republicans originated in the 1850s over the issue of slavery. Once the slavery issue was resolved, these became sectional labels, with the Democrats representing the South, and the Republicans representing the North.

The split between Democrats and Republicans originated in the 1850s over the issue of slavery. Once the slavery issue was resolved, these became sectional labels. The Democrats represented the South, while the Republicans representing the North.

The rise labor unions in the late the nineteenth century led to renewed ideological struggle. With the Pullman strike of 1894, the nation was again split into liberal and conservative camps. In the 1896 presidential election, William Jennings Bryan led a "populist" takeover of the previously conservative Democratic Party. Conservatives, meanwhile, fled to the Republican Party to support William McKinley, the gold standard, and business.

The rise labor unions in the late the nineteenth century led to renewed ideological struggle. With the Pullman strike of 1894, the nation was again split into liberal and conservative camps. In the 1896 presidential election, "populist" William Jennings Bryan ousted President Grover Cleveland, giving liberals control of the Democratic Party. Cleveland's supporters fled to the Republican Party to support William McKinley. In this way, the Republicans became a conservative pro-business party, the party of "sound money and protection."

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