True Whig Party

Politics and culture in America has always been evolving by either social, economic, or by political parties. It has continually changed since it’s founding in America. At the heart of democracy, and changes that would happen, the expansion of voting rights for white men from the “white male suffrage”. As white males won the right to vote and political parties came more organized, the aspect of American politics and culture changed. At the beginning of the early politics of America was very…

The essays on Adams, Madison and Jefferson are interesting in that they show some of the nuances of the "first" party system. Wood notes that the federalists and republicans were not modern parties in any meaning of the word. The federalists considered themselves the government, and considered the republicans to be subversive elements challenging the government (this was particularly interesting in context of the sedition acts, which the federalists thought was legitimate to protect the…

“invaded our territory and shed American blood.” His stated objective was the acquisition of California and New Mexico. The war outraged many New Englanders and Whigs. In New England, those who wanted an immediate end to slavery, called abolitionists, viewed the war as a conspiracy to increase slave territory. In Congress a first-term Whig congressman, Abraham Lincoln, challenged Polk to show him the spot on American soil where American blood had been shed. However, the war was immensely…

Political parties are such a key aspect to the society than the average United States citizen may think. They play an active role in our society and have been since the early days of America in the 1800’s. Looking back into history, it reveals the true functions of the political parties that play a factor into how the people of early America were impacted by them. The American government system would be nowhere if it were not due to the building of the political party groups. Many people…

today, you hear all the time that politics has never been so divisive. That we as a nation are more divided than ever. This may be true, however there has always been a deep divide in the country going all the way back to the nation’s founding. As we look at the “age of Jackson”, we see a contentious divide between Democrats, led and founded by Jackson, and the Whigs party, which Henry Clay represented . Both men, Jackson and Clay held very different views and ideas of the role of democracy,…

leader that would represent their needs as common people. Andrew Jackson was a true “common man”, unlike other presidential candidates who displayed themselves as average people to appeal to popular voters’ opinions, such as William Henry Harrison. Although he did not attend college, as was the case for many Americans at the time, he was still trusted to run the country for the good of the citizens, and he prevailed. A true sign of his popularity and good work as president is that he is pictured…

office and 44 presidencies, Martin Van Buren was announced as the United States of America’s eighth president in 1836. Considered as the first professional politician to hold office, the creator of the adjective OK, and the founder of the Democratic Party, Van Buren has contributed more to America as is known today, over the long run, compared to his own immediate contributions as president. Van Buren was born on December 5,1782 to parents of Dutch descent in Kinderhook, New York, which was six…

The Jacksonian Period of American History marked a substantial turning point for the American ¨common man.¨ Andrew Jackson was a powerful President of the people and under him, many governmental policies were enacted; from implications of male suffrage, to the opening of new American lands, two scenarios of which would have a profound effect in later years. While Jackson drastically changed American policies for the better, he also had much opposition and unaddressed holes within his presidency.…

American liberties” (Masugi). Masugi questions DiLorenzo’s motives for writing “The Real Lincoln”. He reveals many weaknesses of this book including distorting the meaning of the sources he cites, confusing the issue of race with slavery, his lack of true fact, and many other weaknesses. Another Article is titled “Getting Lincoln Right” and is written by Alexander V. Marriott. He makes the statement “DiLorenzo has reached a relatively wide audience of libertarians and conservatives” which is a…

Thomas DiLorenzo’s book, The Real Lincoln, has given us a fresh perspective on our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln. The purpose of the book is to shed light on Lincoln’s true beliefs and motives behind his presidential decisions. Throughout the book, the reader is given multiple examples of Lincoln’s thoughts and ideas that supported his actions. DiLorenzo does a great job at keeping his readers engaged and involved. DiLorenzo is not new to the world of writing. He has authored multiple…