This document summarizes the expansion of voting rights and political developments in the United States in the early 1800s. Initially, only white male property owners could vote, but western states began granting all white men suffrage. The nominating process also became more inclusive with the rise of nominating conventions over caucuses. The controversial 1824 election led to the breakdown of the Democratic-Republican party and rise of the Democrats and National Republicans. Andrew Jackson defeated John Quincy Adams in the 1828 election with support from newly enfranchised groups.