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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 4742145" data-attributes="member: 18222"><p><strong>Tory</strong> - <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Loyal to ENGLAND Definitely not me.</span></p><p></p><p><strong>Whig</strong> - <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)">Almost 200 years ago so they were good in their times ...</span></p><p>The Whigs were an opposition party formed to challenge <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/jacksonian-democracy" target="_blank">Jacksonian Democrats</a>, thereby launching the ‘second party system’ in America, but they were far from a single-issue party. Their ranks included members of the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act" target="_blank">Anti-Masonic Party</a> and <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/democratic-party" target="_blank">democrats</a> who were disenchanted with the leadership of seventh President <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson" target="_blank">Andrew Jackson</a>. Their base combined unusual bedfellows: Evangelical Protestants interested in moral reform, abolitionists and those against the harsh treatment of <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures" target="_blank">Native Americans</a> such as “<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears" target="_blank">The Trail of Tears</a>” under Andrew Jackson in his rush to expand the country’s borders. Their diverse base meant the Whigs had to be many things to many voters—a delicate balancing act.</p><p></p><p>Whigs were united in their support of the Second <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/bank-of-the-united-states" target="_blank">Bank of the United States</a> (an institution Andrew Jackson deplored) and vocal opponents of Democrats' propensity for ignoring <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/supreme-court-facts" target="_blank">Supreme Court</a> decisions and challenging the <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/constitution" target="_blank">Constitution</a>.</p><p>They were not formally an anti-<a href="https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery" target="_blank">slavery</a> party, but abolitionists had more in common with the Whigs than the <strong>pro-slavery Democrats</strong> (Jackson was a vocal proponent of slavery and personally owned as many as <a href="https://www.history.com/news/andrew-jackson-presidency-controversial-legacy" target="_blank">161 slaves</a>).</p><p></p><p><strong>Libertarian </strong>- Fiscal Conservative/ Social Liberal - <span style="color: rgb(41, 105, 176)"><strong>Yep, that's me!</strong></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 4742145, member: 18222"] [B]Tory[/B] - [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Loyal to ENGLAND Definitely not me.[/COLOR] [B]Whig[/B] - [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)]Almost 200 years ago so they were good in their times ...[/COLOR] The Whigs were an opposition party formed to challenge [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/jacksonian-democracy']Jacksonian Democrats[/URL], thereby launching the ‘second party system’ in America, but they were far from a single-issue party. Their ranks included members of the [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/19th-century/kansas-nebraska-act']Anti-Masonic Party[/URL] and [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-politics/democratic-party']democrats[/URL] who were disenchanted with the leadership of seventh President [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/andrew-jackson']Andrew Jackson[/URL]. Their base combined unusual bedfellows: Evangelical Protestants interested in moral reform, abolitionists and those against the harsh treatment of [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/native-american-cultures']Native Americans[/URL] such as “[URL='https://www.history.com/topics/native-american-history/trail-of-tears']The Trail of Tears[/URL]” under Andrew Jackson in his rush to expand the country’s borders. Their diverse base meant the Whigs had to be many things to many voters—a delicate balancing act. Whigs were united in their support of the Second [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/bank-of-the-united-states']Bank of the United States[/URL] (an institution Andrew Jackson deplored) and vocal opponents of Democrats' propensity for ignoring [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/supreme-court-facts']Supreme Court[/URL] decisions and challenging the [URL='https://www.history.com/topics/constitution']Constitution[/URL]. They were not formally an anti-[URL='https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/slavery']slavery[/URL] party, but abolitionists had more in common with the Whigs than the [B]pro-slavery Democrats[/B] (Jackson was a vocal proponent of slavery and personally owned as many as [URL='https://www.history.com/news/andrew-jackson-presidency-controversial-legacy']161 slaves[/URL]). [B]Libertarian [/B]- Fiscal Conservative/ Social Liberal - [COLOR=rgb(41, 105, 176)][B]Yep, that's me![/B][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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