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Did the Whigs like high tariffs?
Under Henry Clay's American System Whigs sought to promote faster industrialization through high tariffs, so yes in general the Whig party supported the use of tariffs.
Why did the Whigs propose the American System?
It would charge high tariffs to pay for infrastructure to help economic development
What came first whigs or republicans?
Whigs
Why were Northern Whigs known as cotton Whigs?
The whigs from the North were known as Conscience Whigs and those of the South were known as Cotton Whigs. The ones in the north opposed slavery except for the factory owners, which liked slavery die to the cheap cotton. the Southern Whigs supported slavery and wished to expand it into the territories.
Which political party was opposed to war with Mexico?
The Whigs.
When did Patriot Whigs end?
Patriot Whigs ended in 1803.
Conscience Whigs were Northern Whigs Who?
Opposed slavery
In the American Revolution did the Tories or the Whigs want the Americans to win the war?
whigs
What is the difference between Conscience and Cotton Whigs?
Conscience Whigs were a faction within the Whig Party in the US that opposed slavery on moral grounds. Cotton Whigs, on the other hand, were Whigs who supported slavery and were more concerned with economic interests related to the cotton industry.
Which group of Georgians were most against slavery during the colonial period?
whigs
Which ideas describe the beliefs of Whigs?
The Whigs stood for liberty, a representative government, modernization, and socio-economic improvements. Other main points that they believed in include public education and cooperation between the public and private sectors.
What political party drew their support from former whigs?
Most of the first Republicans were former Whigs.
