Adams Party

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The Adams Party was a short-lived early 19th-century American political faction aligned with the policies and leadership of John Quincy Adams.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical political organization
political faction
activeDuring Presidency of John Quincy Adams
surface form: John Quincy Adams presidency
alignedWith John Quincy Adams
associatedWithElection United States presidential election of 1824
United States presidential election of 1828
country United States of America
surface form: United States
duration short-lived
foundedBy supporters of John Quincy Adams
historicalContext post–Era of Good Feelings party realignment
ideology nationalism
support for a strong national government
support for internal improvements
support for protective tariffs
legislativeBase pro-Adams members of Congress
namedAfter John Quincy Adams
opposedBy Andrew Jackson supporters
Jacksonian faction
politicalPosition generally pro-administration
politicalSpectrum generally centrist to moderately nationalist
position pro–American System
precededBy Democratic-Republican Party faction aligned with John Quincy Adams
region United States federal politics
status defunct
succeededBy National Republican Party
Whig Party tradition
supportedPolicy federal funding for roads and canals
national bank
protective tariff policy
supportedPolitician John Quincy Adams
timePeriod early 19th century

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George Troup memberOf Adams Party
this entity surface form: Troup faction of the Georgia Democratic-Republican Party
Nathaniel Macon memberOf Adams Party
this entity surface form: Anti-Jacksonian faction
United States presidential election, 1812 hasOppositionCoalition Adams Party
this entity surface form: DeWitt Clinton coalition