Resultado de búsqueda
6 de nov. de 2009 · The Whig Party was formed in 1834 by opponents to Jacksonian Democracy. Guided by their most prominent leader, Henry Clay, they called themselves Whigs—the name of the English antimonarchist...
28 de may. de 2024 · Whig Party, in U.S. history, major political party active from 1834 to 1854 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism. They borrowed the name Whig from the British party opposed to royal prerogatives.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The Whig Party was a political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System.
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).
26 de abr. de 2024 · Whig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally ‘Whig’ and ‘Tory’ were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York (afterward James II), from the succession.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
El Partido Whig de los Estados Unidos fue un partido político que existió durante el siglo XIX en los Estados Unidos. Fue creado para servir de oposición a la política de Andrew Jackson y se denominó Whig por analogía a los whig británicos, que se habían opuesto al poder real durante la Restauración inglesa .
27 de jun. de 2018 · Whig Party. The Whig Party organized in the 1830s in opposition to the Democratic Party. It formed mainly in reaction to the policies of President Andrew Jackson (1767–1845; served 1829–37), especially his attack on the Second Bank of the United States.
