Democrats and Southern Democrats
Maryland was the first royal colony.
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The French-Indian War was officially won by the British but it cost them greatly, literally. It cost so much England decided to tax America highly since they spent all of this money "for them". Americans were already angry with Britain because of the way the soldiers treated the citizens, and they also felt different from them because of the years of salutary neglect. All of this added up and was one reason the Revolutionary Way happened.
Assuming you're referring to a political context, the Ancient Greeks practiced a system of "direct democracy," in which each eligible citizen voted directly on all issues facing the state. This is different than a representative democracy, as it exists in the United States.