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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
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