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Differences in opinion on other matters could be tolerated. ... but the potency of that accusation faded as the Whig coalition broadened. Democrats today can—and should—learn from the mistakes ...
The Whigs quickly seized upon the name, applying an alternate derivation of Loco Foco, from the combination of the Spanish word loco, meaning mad or crack-brained, and foco, from "focus" or fuego meaning "fire". [12] Their meaning then was that the faction and later the entire Democratic party, was the "focus of folly". [13]
The history of the United States from 1815 to 1849—also called the Middle Period, the Antebellum Era, or the Age of Jackson—involved westward expansion across the American continent, the proliferation of suffrage to nearly all white men, and the rise of the Second Party System of politics between Democrats and Whigs.
The true origins of what became known as Whiggism lie in the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the power struggle between the Parliament of England and King Charles I, which eventually turned into the English Civil Wars, but only after the example of the successful use of violent opposition to the king set by the Bishops' Wars, which were fought between the same king in his capacity as king of ...
Out of the Whig Party came the Republican Party, which was the party of Abraham Lincoln and took a stand against slavery. The Southern Confederacy's loss in the Civil War weakened the Democrats.
While the Whigs had a proactive vision for the United States, Jacksonian Democrats were obstructionist, acting mostly to stop the Whig agenda, prevent government interference with state-driven expansions of slavery and violence against indigenous peoples, and enable local prejudice and persecution against minorities. [16]
The Limits of Agrarian Radicalism: Western Populism and American Politics (1995) Bartley, Numan V. "Voters and party systems: A review of the recent literature." The History Teacher 8.3 (1975): 452–469. Baker, Jean. Affairs of Party: The Political Culture of Northern Democrats in the Mid-Nineteenth Century. Cornell University Press, 1983.
The word "woke" is tossed around a lot in political and social debates all around the country. It's ramping up as Election Day draws near. The term carries different meanings and strong emotional ...