Favorable à une intervention de l’Etat dans l’économie, ils sont partisans du Sous l’influence du piétisme protestant, ils tiennent un discours moraliste et appellent à la prohibition de l’alcool. Alapvető irányelveik voltak a kongresszus hatalmának biztosítása az elnöki hatalom felett, a modernizáció és a gazdasági protekcionizmus.. Története. A grassroots force founded by veterans, we are committed to fighting for a political system based on principle, common sense and courage.









Yet, Clay’s calculations about the injurious nature of the bank veto proved wrong.




We are the policy arm of a political movement dedicated to reason, civility, and service to our country.



Mais ils bénéficient d’un large réseau de journaux favorables à leurs thèses : ainsi l’éditeur de presse Opposés à la guerre avec le Mexique et divisés sur la question de l’





With its appeal to the rights of…

The Whig Party was a major political party active in the period 1834–54 in US history that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism.





…of Adams and Clay; the Whigs, who emerged in 1834, were, above all else, the party dedicated to the defeat of Jackson.…



Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic Party.

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To the extent that the party continued to exist, it commanded support only in the border states and from conservatives who refused to take sides in the sectional conflict. In 1836 they ran three presidential candidates (Daniel Webster, Hugh L. White, and William Henry Harrison) to appeal to the East, South, and West, respectively, attempting to throw the election into the House of Representatives.

Whig Party, in U.S. history, major political party active in the period 1834–54 that espoused a program of national development but foundered on the rising tide of sectional antagonism.

Sous l’influence du piétisme protestant, ils tiennent un discours moraliste et appellent à la prohibition de l’alcool.





A la différence des démocrates, très disciplinés, les whigs sont divisés en factions, ce qui limite leur influence au niveau national.

By signing up for this email, you are agreeing to news, offers, and information from Encyclopaedia Britannica.Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Le parti whig se présente comme le parti de la modernisation en opposition aux démocrates réactionnaires, de l’intérêt national contre les intérêts particuliers.


Ce parti, issu des partisans d'Adams, reconstitue un certain idéal fédéraliste, représente les milieux d'affaires du nord du pays voulant une économie de marché moderne, axée sur l'éducation morale, des droits de douane protégeant l'industrie et une banque centrale stabilisant la monnaie. la Whig Party Il est né en États-Unis en 1833 comme un groupe diversifié d'adversaires à la présidence de la démocratique Andrew Jackson, comme trop autoritaire, et les politiques économiques Albert Gallatin.Le nom a été emprunté à l'historique parti anti royaliste britannique, en opposition à la présidence de Jackson, accusé d'avoir des personnages de monarchistes.

A Whig campaign broadside, with text “A brief sketch of the principal events in the lives of William Henry Harrison, and John Tyler…” written by Benjamin Owen Tyler, 1840.Campaign print for William Henry Harrison and John Tyler during the presidential election of 1840, playing up Harrison's common man persona with log cabin and hard cider imagery.Campaign banner for Whig Party candidate Zachary Taylor and vice presidential running mate Millard Fillmore, 1848.This article was most recently revised and updated by …a new political party, the Whigs, so named because their opposition to “King Andrew” was seen as comparable to the loyal opposition to the British Crown in the eighteenth century.



The Whig Party was a political party active in the middle of the 19th century in the United States of America.Four Presidents of the United States were members of the Whig Party.

The Whig Party was formally organized in 1834, bringing together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson .

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