Whig Party

Polk became the nation’s first “dark horse” candidate in 1844 when he was nominated for the Democratic Party (History). The main political party at the time that rivaled the Democrats was the Whig Party and their nomination for president was Henry Clay. The Whigs used the slogan “Who is James K. Polk?” because he was not well known (Freidel). Polk supported the annexation of Texas and wanted to negotiate with the British to take…

John Tyler was the 10th president of the United States. He took office after President William Henry Harrison passed away from Pneumonia after a few short months as president; this is why Tyler is known as the “Accidental President”. Tyler was born March 29th, 1790 in Virginia. He grew up on a plantation with his 7 siblings and his parents, however his mother died when he was only 7 years old. Tyler went to the College of William and Mary Preparatory School at the age of 12 and graduated…

- 2. Who were the original leaders of the Whig party? For what issues did they stand? -The Whig party was organized by the Great Triumvirate, which consisted of Clay, Calhoun, and Webster. They stand for strong banks, high tariffs, and internal improvements. They did not agree on their stand on slavery, causing them to…

Jackson’s reign as president parties had begun to form. The election of Jackson was the first to legitimize parties on the federal level. Anti-Jacksonians became known as Whigs and Jacksonians became the Democrats, giving the nation’s oldest party its everlasting name. The parties’ permanent opposition forced them to be sensitive to the will of the people. The Democrats gained support from small merchants, working men of the northeast, southern planters, and westerners, while Whigs relied on…

“It is to be regretted that the rich and powerful too often bend the acts of government to their own selfish purposes.” Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and was thought to be one of the greatest presidents. Throughout his life in office and on the frontlines he gained honor and respect from the people he lead. Before becoming president, Jackson was a young and successful lawyer as well as an upcoming politician. In 1796 he joined a convention charged with drafting…

Both the Democrats and Whigs originated from the Democratic-Republican party. They both branched off after the election of 1824. The two new parties were very important because their rivalry started the Second Party System we have today. The Democratic party, at the time, was known as the Jacksonian Democrats and followed Andrew Jackson. The party glorified the “common man”, the lowly farmer who made a living off the land. As such, it consisted of, mostly, southern farmers, small northern…

1860 election behind John Breckenridge, the southern democrat nominee as a candidate and Buchanan’s vice president. Fillmore did not believe that any of the Republicans made suitable candidates while Van Buren, one of the founders of the Democratic party and a supporter of the Stephen Douglas northern wing, believed that the Democrats should only put forth the strongest candidate against the Republicans which he believed was Stephen Douglas. Van Buren took this so far that he made a deal in…

constitutionality. It would be replaced by the mass party system crafted by Martin Van Buren. The mass party system was upheld as supporting local, constitutional government, replacing a system that favored the wealthy and centralized powers. Van Buren argued that the mass party system would remove sectional conflict and replace it with loyalty to party, until division over slavery returned party alignment on sectional grounds. The Federalist party was dead by the 1820’s. Everyone referred…

with the transfer of power from Federalist John Adams to Democratic Republican Thomas Jefferson. From this original conflict between the Federalists and Democratic Republicans to the Era of Good Feelings to the Jacksonian Era and the creation of the Whigs, the political climate of the first half of the nineteenth century was marked by disputes over the strength of the federal government, especially the…

Political Parties have huge impacts of things that go on in today’s society. Many political parties are well out spoken and are mostly heard than seen. What is a political party you may ask? A political party is an organized group of people with very similar thoughts and opinions politically. They seek the influence of those who have political power to get their candidates put into the public office. Politicians may talk about anything from taxes to education. Whichever catches the attention of…