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The political party was led by Henry Clay and was shaped contrary to the approaches of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party. Specifically, the Whigs supported the supremacy of Congress over the administration and favored a system of modernization and financial protectionism. The Whigs observed Clay's vision of the "American System" that advanced fast financial and industrial development in the United States. Whigs tried to advance speedier industrialization through high taxes, a business-oriented cash supply taking into account a national bank and an enthusiastic project of government supported in upgrades, particularly development of the street and waterway projects. To modernize the uprising of America, the Whigs made government-funded schools, private universities, foundations, and social