Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:political_party
|
| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Second_Party_System
gptkb:American_System |
| gptkbp:dissolved |
1854
|
| gptkbp:electionYear |
1840 presidential election
1848 presidential election 1852 presidential election 1844 presidential election |
| gptkbp:founded |
1834
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
|
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
first major opposition party in the U.S.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Whigs
|
| gptkbp:ideology |
classical liberalism
|
| gptkbp:influence |
American_politics
|
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
infrastructure development
slavery education reform railroad expansion public education internal improvements labor rights women's rights transportation infrastructure foreign policy temperance movement immigration policy banking system economic modernization moral reform civil service reform land policy tariff policy land grants for railroads telegraph expansion anti-masonry Native_American_policy |
| gptkbp:legacy |
influenced_modern_Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:notable_member |
gptkb:Daniel_Webster
gptkb:Millard_Fillmore gptkb:William_Henry_Harrison gptkb:Zachary_Taylor gptkb:Henry_Clay |
| gptkbp:opposedBy |
gptkb:Democratic_Party
|
| gptkbp:platforms |
internal improvements
anti-slavery banking reform protective tariffs |
| gptkbp:reduces |
1850s
|
| gptkbp:region |
West
Midwest Northeast |
| gptkbp:rival |
Free Soil Party
Know Nothing Party |
| gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Republican_Party
|
| gptkbp:symbol |
gptkb:American_eagle
|