History of the United States I / Unit 10 USH1 1387 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Whig Party
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The idea
The Whig Party formed in eighteen thirty-four out of opposition to the bank veto and the Specie Circular.
In practice
Opponents calling Jackson King Andrew the First, and taking the Whig name from the party that resisted George the Third.
Where people slip
Whigs championed active federal government, internal improvements and a national bank, which is the American System of entry 1355 under a party label.
Your place on the trail
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