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The Whig Party was a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of President Andrew Jackson and his Jacksonian Democrats. Led by Henry Clay, the name “Whigs” was...
The Whig Party was a major political party active in the period 1834–54 in the U.S. It was organized to bring together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
The Whig Party was a mid-19th century political party in the United States. [14] Alongside the Democratic Party, it was one of two major parties between the late 1830s and the early 1850s and part of the Second Party System. [15]
Whig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally “Whig” and “Tory” were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York (afterward James II), from the succession.
The Whig Party was an early American political party active from the 1830s to the 1860s. The Whig Party was formed to oppose the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. Whigs favored a strong Congress, a modernized national banking system, and conservative fiscal policy.
Definition. The Whig Party was a political party in the United States active during the mid-19th century, formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party.
The Whig Party was a political party in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s that opposed the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party. The Whigs advocated for a stronger national government, internal improvements, and a national banking system.
In the 1830s, the Whig Party evolved to counterbalance the rise of Jacksonian populism under Democratic President Andrew Jackson. This new party was a distant descendant of the Federalist Party and sought economic modernization, a national bank, and less executive authority.
The history of the United States Whig Party lasted from the establishment of the Whig Party early in President Andrew Jackson's second term (1833–1837) to the collapse of the party during the term of President Franklin Pierce (1853–1857). This article covers the party in national politics.
Definition. The Whig Party was a political group formed in the United States in the 1830s that emerged as a response to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party.