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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
Hace 4 días · 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.
- 1856; 167 years ago
- Henry Clay
- 1833; 190 years ago
19 de abr. de 2024 · The Whig Party was a major political party active in the period 1834–54 in the U.S. It was organized to bring together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hace 5 días · John Quincy Adams ( / ˈkwɪnzi / ⓘ; [a] July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, politician, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States secretary of state from 1817 to 1825.
- James Monroe
- Andrew Jackson
3 de may. de 2024 · The Whig Party objected to the Mexican War as having been provoked by U.S. president James K. Polk, a Democrat, in order to grab land from Mexico. When the war ended, however, the party nominated for president—and the country subsequently elected—a hero from that war, Virginian Zachary Taylor.
Hace 3 días · The Whig Party convinced a reluctant Taylor to lead its ticket in the 1848 presidential election, despite his unclear political tenets and lack of interest in politics. At the 1848 Whig National Convention, Taylor defeated Winfield Scott and former senator Henry Clay for the party's nomination.
4 de may. de 2024 · noun. a former political party in the United States; formed in 1834 in opposition to the Democratic Party; advocated a loose interpretation of the Constitution and high protective tariffs. see more.
