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  2. Whig Party (United States) - Wikipedia

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    Several ephemeral small parties in the United States, including the Florida Whig Party [209] and the "Modern Whig Party", [210] have adopted the Whig name. In Liberia, the True Whig Party was named in direct emulation of the American Whig Party. The True Whig Party was founded in 1869 and dominated politics in Liberia from 1878 until 1980. [211]

  3. On this day, the Whig Party becomes a national force - AOL

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    On December 4, 1839, the Whig Party held its first national convention, an important milestone in its rise to political power.

  4. History of the United States Whig Party - Wikipedia

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    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. For state politics see Whig Party (United States).

  5. List of political parties in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Merged into: Whig Party: 1825 1837 Anti-Masonic Party: 1829–1839 Anti-Masonry [71] Merged into: Whig Party: 1828 1838 Nullifier Party: 1831–1839 Nullification [72] 1828 1839 Whig Party: 1837–1857 Traditionalist conservatism [73] 1833 1854 Law and Order Party of Rhode Island: 1843–1845 Charterites Anti-Dorr Rebellion [74] Merged into ...

  6. History of the United States (1815–1849) - Wikipedia

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    The party then merged into the new Whig Party. Others included abolitionist parties, workers' parties like the Workingmen's Party, the Locofocos (who opposed monopolies), and assorted nativist parties who denounced the Roman Catholic Church as a threat to republicanism. None of these parties were capable of mounting a broad enough appeal to ...

  7. Political eras of the United States - Wikipedia

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    This northern base, alongside the wealthy slave owners of the Southern slave centers and the Anti-Masons in Vermont, Massachusetts, Northern New York state and Southern Pennsylvania, realigned into the newly formed Whig Party in 1836. With the fall of the Whig Party in 1856, the remaining Whig coalition (those not effected by the Free Soil ...

  8. 1840 United States presidential election - Wikipedia

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    Many leaders began to move to the Whig party. Remaining leaders met in September 1837 in Washington, and agreed to maintain the party. The third Anti-Masonic Party National Convention was held in Philadelphia on November 13–14, 1838. By this time, the party had been almost entirely supplanted by the Whigs.

  9. Reform UK: Where did party come from and what are its ... - AOL

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