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Whig campaign broadside
A Whig campaign broadside, with text “A brief sketch of the principal events in the lives of William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler…” written by Benjamin Owen Tyler, 1840.
Whig Party
historical American political party
Quick Facts
- Date:
- 1834 - 1854
- Areas Of Involvement:
- states’ rights
- protective tariff
- Related People:
- Abraham Lincoln
- Henry Clay
- Daniel Webster
- William Henry Harrison
- John Tyler
Top Questions
Why was the Whig Party formed in the United States?
Why was the Whig Party formed in the United States?
Who were the Whig presidential candidates of 1836?
Who were the Whig presidential candidates of 1836?
Why did Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay lose the 1844 election?
Why did Whig presidential candidate Henry Clay lose the 1844 election?
Whig Party, in U.S. history, major political party active in the period 1834–54 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism. The Whig Party was formally organized in 1834, bringing together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson. They borrowed the name Whig from the British party opposed to royal prerogatives. Jackson had shattered the National Republican Party with his victories in 1828 and 1832. His war against the Second Bank of the United States and his ...(100 of 556 words)