Whig

The Middle Passage is known as a trade route where the three main ports form a triangle. In fact, the ships would begin in England, then journey to Africa, and would sail to the West Indies back to England. For one thing, these ships did not just trade technology and goods, but also slaves from Africa. This can be seen in the story of “Oroonoko” where an African prince is first introduced, as a romantic character who is praised for his victories in battle and beauty is taken from his homeland to…

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…

In Kidnapped, David Balfour is a young Whig that decides to seek his share of inheritance after his father’s death. In David’s time period, Whigs were loyal under the king after the Glorious Revolution while Jacobites looked to restore the previous king. After arriving at his uncle’s house, however, David discovers that he is unwanted company and his uncle’s plan to sell him into slavery. The story unfolds as he is tricked onto the slave ship and later meets a Jacobite named Alan Breck. They go…

Politically, the Unionist leadership were out matched by the wave of secessionist leadership coming into power during the mid-to-late 1950s in Texas. The next three articles describe typical traits of the Unionist leadership and how those traits motivated them both politically and socially in the eventual support for or against secession. Kenneth Wayne Howell’s article, “When the Rabble Hiss, Well May Patriots Tremble: James Webb Throckmorton and the Secession Movement in Texas, 1854-1861,”…

whether or not their state would be a slave state. The name of the party was created by Horace Greeley in a 1854 new york newspaper article. In this article he said: "We should not care much whether those thus united (against slavery) were designated 'Whig,' 'Free Democrat' or something else; though we think some simple name like 'Republican' would more fitly designate those who had united to restore the Union to its true mission of champion and promulgator of Liberty rather than propagandist of…

they were pro-Dutch, who were protestants, and anti-French, who were devout Catholics. In the 5th area of tension, Local Control, they were said to represent the English people in the country and landowners and had their best interest in mind. The Whig party was very nationalistic and patriotic that hated Catholics with a…

However, with the start of this new party followed the emergence of the Whigs, in opposition to the Democrats. This brought upon the nation yet another set of competing political parties. It wasn’t till the 1840 elections when the Whigs had a candidate as president, when they presented William Henry Harrison as a leader for the common people. This, in the eyes of the “common man,” was a win-win situation. Despite this victory, the Whigs were frustrated as their new president died of pneumonia a…

slavery. On the other hand John C. Breckinridge was nominated. He wanted the protection of slavery in the territories. The fourth candidate was John Bell. He was nominated by the Constitutional Union Party, which was created from the remains of the old Whig Party and American Party. Primarily, he pursued the preservation of the Union. The election results were as follows: Lincoln won the election with 40%. Above all, he was chosen by 180 electors. Only a total of 23 electors voted for his…

disagree, Alan and Davie combined their contrasting opinions to successfully accomplish their goals. Alan and Davie’s political views were very diverse. A loyal Jacobite, Alan yearned for the glory of the Scottish kingdom to return, while Davie, a devoted Whig, had his heart set on the British kingdom. Although these views could have made them spiteful toward each other, it increased their open mindedness, and come to the realization that despite their extremely oppositional political beliefs…

Before the constitution was drafted in 1787, there were no definite political parties in the United States, however people knew their views and noticed how they differed from other peoples. However, these views weren’t very tightly held and weren’t as important to people as much as they are closely valued today. However, there are two major political parties in the United States today. These are the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, formerly known as the GOP, or Grand Ole Party. However…