Whig Party

The Whig Party was a political group in the United States that existed from the 1830s to the mid-1850s. It was formed in opposition to President Andrew Jackson and the Democratic Party, advocating for a stronger Congress, national infrastructure projects, and a more active federal government in economic development. The Whigs supported modernization, economic protectionism, and sometimes, abolitionism. Prominent figures included Henry Clay and Abraham Lincoln early in his career. The party eventually declined due to internal divisions over slavery, leading to its collapse before the Civil War, and many of its members joined the newly formed Republican Party.