The Whig Party

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Second_Party_System
gptkb:American_System
gptkbp:color gptkb:blue
gptkb:gold
gptkbp:decline 1850s
gptkbp:dissolved 1856
gptkbp:election_year 1840
1848
1852
gptkbp:founded 1833
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Washington,_D._C.
gptkbp:historical_context Antebellum America
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:West
Midwest
Northeast
first major opposition to Democrats
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Whig Party
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Jacksonian_democracy
gptkbp:key_issues gptkb:education_reform
gptkb:transportation
gptkb:immigration
gptkb:economic_policies
gptkb:foreign_policy
public health
national unity
slavery
taxation
territorial expansion
labor rights
women's rights
social welfare
Native American policy
civil service reform
land policy
gptkbp:last_presidential_election 1856
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:William_H._Harrison
gptkb:Zachary_Taylor
gptkb:Henry_Clay
gptkbp:notable_nominees gptkb:Election_of_1848
gptkb:Election_of_1840
gptkb:Election_of_1852
gptkbp:platform infrastructure development
internal improvements
banking reform
tariff protection
gptkbp:political_ideology classical liberalism
economic protectionism
gptkbp:political_position center-right
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Federalist_Party
gptkbp:president gptkb:Millard_Fillmore
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:symbol log cabin
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:William_Pitt_the_Elder
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4