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The Whig party wanted to charter a third national bank to handle the governments finances. They wanted a protective tariff to help new American manufacturers compete with the established British manufacturers. They wanted federally sponsored internal improvements such as turnpikes, canals and railroads to help farmers move their crops faster and cheaper. Finally, they wanted to distribute the surplus revenue back to the states for internal improvements.
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What did the Whigs stand for?
The Whig party stood for liberalism, economic nationalism, agrarianism, and pro-federalism. Four of the US Presidents were of the Whig Party.
What was the whig party-?
The Whig party was an early American political entity that fielded and successfully ran several presidential campaigns. It espoused liberalism, economic nationalism, and it was pro-federal in its structure.
The whig party believed that government?
The Whig party saw Andrew Jackson as a dangerous man. They felt he had an opposition to social, economic, and moral modernization, which was what they believed in. They pledged themselves to Congressional supremacy. They felt that congress represented the will of the people, not the president.
What political party was Millard Fillmore?
Fillmore was a Whig. He was the last of four Whig presidents.
What party replaced the Federalists?
No party replaced the Federalists in the sense that no party actually took the claims of Federalists and advocated them after the party fell. However, the next party to challenge the Democratic-Republicans was the WHIG PARTY.
