Whig (American Revolution)

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The Whigs during the American Revolution were colonists who strongly supported independence from Britain and championed republican principles against perceived monarchical tyranny.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Whig 3
Whig (American Revolution) canonical 1

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf American revolutionary movement
patriot group
political faction
activeInPeriod American Revolutionary War
advocated consent of the governed
natural rights
popular sovereignty
representative government
republicanism
associatedWithEvent Boston Tea Party
Declaration of Independence
First Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress
Stamp Act crisis
linked to: Stamp Act 1765

state constitution drafting
characterizedBy fear of tyranny
opposition to hereditary aristocracy
opposition to monarchy
country Thirteen Colonies
hasNotableMember Benjamin Franklin
George Washington
James Otis Jr.
John Adams
John Hancock
Patrick Henry
Samuel Adams
Thomas Jefferson
hasPoliticalPosition resistance to taxation without representation
support for civil liberties
support for colonial self-government
support for separation of powers
support for written constitutions
ideologyAlsoKnownAs Patriot ideology
influencedBy British Whig ideology
Enlightenment political thought
John Locke
legacy influenced early American party politics
shaped United States constitutional principles
opposedTo British Crown
Loyalists (American Revolution)
linked to: American Loyalists
supported American independence
supportedBy many colonial artisans
many colonial intellectuals
many colonial merchants
many small farmers
terminologyDistinguishedFrom Tory (American Revolution)
usedMedium newspapers
pamphlets
political sermons
public meetings

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cornelius Harnett politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whig (American Revolution)
The Independent Reflector ideologicalOrientation Whig
linked to: Whig (American Revolution)
Noble Wimberly Jones politicalAlignment Whig
linked to: Whig (American Revolution)