The first official political parties to develop in the United States were A. the Whigs and the Tories. B. the Democrats and the Republicans. C. the Federalists and the Anti-federalists. D. the Federalists and the Democratic-Republicans.

This was the first United States political party. In 1796, anti-Federalists gathered around Jefferson. Members of Jefferson's group called themselves Democratic-Republicans. Northern businessmen, bankers, and merchants supported the Federalists. I believe its C