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The Whigs were an outgrowth of the Federalists party and were strongest in the Northeast. They formed in opposition to Jackson's Democratic party. As such they tended to oppose anything the Democrats pushed. The favored a national bank and tariffs to protect Northern manufacturing interests.

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