Whig Party
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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.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13382 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whig Party Context triple: [Abraham Lincoln, previousPoliticalAffiliation, Whig Party]
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A.
Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
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Republican Party
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with conservative and pro-business policies.
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C.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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D.
Federalists
The Federalists were early American political leaders and thinkers who advocated for a strong centralized federal government and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the central governing and fundraising organization that leads strategy, messaging, and campaign support for the U.S. Democratic Party at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Whig Party Target entity description: 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.
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A.
Democratic-Republican Party
The Democratic-Republican Party was an early American political party founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison that championed states’ rights, agrarian interests, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution in opposition to the Federalists.
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B.
Republican Party
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with conservative and pro-business policies.
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C.
Democratic Party
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, traditionally associated with liberal and progressive policies on social and economic issues.
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D.
Federalists
The Federalists were early American political leaders and thinkers who advocated for a strong centralized federal government and supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
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E.
Democratic National Committee
The Democratic National Committee is the central governing and fundraising organization that leads strategy, messaging, and campaign support for the U.S. Democratic Party at the national level.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical political party
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political party ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| color |
blue
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buff ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1850s ⓘ |
| dividedOver |
Kansas–Nebraska Act
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slavery ⓘ |
| electoralBase |
commercial interests
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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 |
Jacksonian era
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Party System
|
| ideology |
New Right
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surface form:
American conservatism
classical liberalism ⓘ economic nationalism ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Whig Party
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surface form:
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
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Jacksonian democracy ⓘ |
| position | center-right ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Republican Party ⓘ |
| supported |
American System (economic plan)
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surface form:
American System
congressional supremacy ⓘ economic modernization ⓘ federal funding for infrastructure ⓘ internal improvements ⓘ national bank ⓘ protective tariffs ⓘ |
| supportedPolicy |
First Bank of the United States
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surface form:
Bank of the United States
distribution of federal land revenues to states ⓘ high tariffs ⓘ |
| wonPresidentialElection |
1840 United States presidential election
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1848 United States presidential election ⓘ |
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Subject: Whig Party Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (121)
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Whig Party (through Millard Fillmore)
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John Tyler
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Whig Party (United States)
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Whig Party (United States)
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Whig Party (United States)
subject surface form:
Thomas Corwin
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Whig Party (through her husband Zachary Taylor)
this entity surface form:
Whig Party (United States)
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Whig Party politicians