Whig Party

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historical political party political party

The Whig Party was a major 19th-century American political party that opposed Andrew Jackson’s Democrats and promoted congressional supremacy, economic modernization, and internal improvements.

Aliases (8)

National Republican Party ×7
Whig Party (United States) ×3
American Whigs ×1
National Republican Party (United States) ×1
Whig ×1
Whig Party leaders ×1
Whig Party leadership ×1
anti-slavery Whigs ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical political party → political party →
activeInCentury	19th century →
color	blue → buff →
country	United States →
dissolved	1850s →
dividedOver	Kansas–Nebraska Act → slavery →
electoralBase	commercial interests → many Protestant reformers → urban middle class →
founded	1833 →
hadProminentLeader	Daniel Webster → Henry Clay → Millard Fillmore → William Henry Harrison → Winfield Scott → Zachary Taylor →
hadStrongSupportIn	New England → Upper South → border states →
historicalPeriod	Second Party System →
ideology	American conservatism → classical liberalism → economic nationalism →
namedAfter	British Whig Party →
nominatedForPresident	Henry Clay → William Henry Harrison → Winfield Scott → Zachary Taylor →
opposed	Andrew Jackson → Democratic Party →
opposedPolicy	Indian Removal policies of Andrew Jackson → Jacksonian democracy →
position	center-right →
succeededBy	Republican Party →
supported	American System → congressional supremacy → economic modernization → federal funding for infrastructure → internal improvements → national bank → protective tariffs →
supportedPolicy	Bank of the United States → distribution of federal land revenues to states → high tariffs →
wonPresidentialElection	1840 United States presidential election → 1848 United States presidential election →

Referenced by (50)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abbott Lawrence → Alexander H. Stephens → Benjamin Wade → Charles Sumner → Daniel Webster ("National Republican Party") → Daniel Webster → David Barton ("National Republican Party") → Edward Everett → Henry Wilson → Henry Winter Davis → John Marshall Harlan → Millard Fillmore → Ninian Edwards ("National Republican Party") → Schuyler Colfax → Thaddeus Stevens → Thomas Ewing → William Cadogan → William H. Seward → Winfield Scott → Zachary Taylor →	memberOfPoliticalParty
Abraham Lincoln → Henry Clay ("National Republican Party") → Henry Clay → Horace Greeley → John Quincy Adams ("National Republican Party") → John Tyler → William Henry Harrison →	politicalParty
Edward Dickinson → Horace Mann →	memberOf
Millard Fillmore → Zachary Taylor →	party
American System (economic plan) →	associatedWith
Free Soil Party ("anti-slavery Whigs") →	formedFrom
Andrew Jackson presidential election ("National Republican Party (United States)") →	hasPartyOfLoser
Adams family →	hasPoliticalAffiliation
1852 United States presidential election ("Whig Party (United States)") →	incumbentParty
English Whigs ("American Whigs") →	influenced
Henry Clay ("Whig Party leadership") →	movement
Winfield Scott →	nominatedBy
1852 United States presidential election ("Whig Party (United States)") →	opponentParty
Independent Treasury System ("Whig Party leaders") →	opposedBy
Republican Party ("Whig Party (United States)") →	predecessor
Abraham Lincoln →	previousPoliticalAffiliation
Edward Dickinson Baker →	previousPoliticalParty
The Great Commoner ("Whig") →	referentPoliticalAlignment
United States presidential election of 1832 ("National Republican Party") →	runnerUpParty
Democratic-Republican Party ("National Republican Party") →	splitInto
1840 United States presidential election →	turningPointFor
1840 United States presidential election →	winnerParty
1848 United States presidential election →	winningParty