The Whig Party

History and Philosophy of: The Whig Party

The Whig party was an existing party in the 18th century which was formed in order to oppose the Democratic Party and the policies created by Andrew Jackson. The American Whigs were modernizers, or individuals who sought out to keep traditional standards sacred, who saw Andrew Jackson as dangerous to social, economic, and morals which the American Whigs wanted to keep modernized as well. Most American Whigs were fond of the Democratic- Republicans who sought to keep a tradition of compromise and balance in government, national unity, territorial expansion, and support for a national transportation network and domestic manufacturing. The entirety of the Whig Party's philosophy revolves around the belief of modernization.