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Bookmark or Share- Whig and Tory | Definition, Difference, History, & FactsWhig and Tory, members of two opposing political parties or factions in England, particularly during the 18th century. Originally ‘Whig’ and ‘Tory’ were terms of abuse introduced in 1679 during the heated struggle over the bill to exclude James, duke of York (afterward James II), from the succession.
- Whig Party (United States) - WikipediaThe Whig Party was a political party that existed in the United States during the mid-19th century. Alongside the slightly larger Democratic Party, it was one of the two major parties in the United States between the late 1830s and the early 1850s as part of the Second Party System.
- What Can the Collapse of the Whig Party Tell Us About Today’s Politics ...As late as the winter of 1853, a Whig president, Millard Fillmore of New York, occupied the White House. But two years later, by the fall of 1855, the Whig party was effectively extinct....
- Whig Party | History, Beliefs, Significance, & Facts | BritannicaThe Whig Party was a major political party active in the period 1834–54 in the U.S. It was organized to bring together a loose coalition of groups united in their opposition to what party members viewed as the executive tyranny of “King Andrew” Jackson.
- Whig Party - Definition, Beliefs & Leaders | HISTORYThe Whig Party was a political party formed in 1834 by opponents of President Andrew Jackson and his Jacksonian Democrats. Led by Henry Clay, the name “Whigs” was derived...
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