The Whig Party was a political party that was created in the early 1800's (1834 to be exact). Four presidents from the United States were in the organization. The reason they chose this name was because they wanted to represent the American Whigs who fought for independence back in 1776. The reason this party was created was to create or promote internal improvements. They wanted to create roads, canals, railroads, and deepen the rivers. During this time period Abraham Lincoln was a Whig. Also at this time it was very interesting to the westerners and they wanted markets. When Andrew Jackson became president the first political parties really started to be known. He had the Democratic Party, he had radical changes and for the first time threatened to overshadow the Congress.
My thoughts on this is that it seems like it was a "secret" party that was formed. I don't think it was but to me it just sounds like it was. I had never heard about this party and it is interesting to hear about this. It must have been a pretty big party because they had four presidents in there including Abraham Lincoln so it's pretty neat to learn about this.
"Historical Background." N.p., n.d. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
"Whig Party (United States)." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 28 Oct. 2013. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.
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While you were supposed to touch on the history, the focus was on their beliefs today.