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Whig Party (United States)
see also Republican Party
history of the party
overview
abolitionism
Clay’s Resolutions
convention at Harrisburg
developed as opposition to Andrew Jackson
Kansas-Nebraska Act
Oregon and Texas annexation
Reconstruction
leaders and members
major U.S. political parties (chart)
opponents
Whig campaign poster, 1848
Whig presidents of the United States
Clay's Resolutions
The annexation of Texas, as well as the territorial gains resulting from the Mexican War, led to a renewal of the national debate on the extension of...
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