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| − | Whigs were a party in English politics from the late 1600's to the early 1800's. They were a liberal party who felt that Parliament should have more power then the Monarchy. In the 19th century the Whigs became the Liberal Party<ref>http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap4011.html</ref>. The Whigs became the [[Liberal]] Party in the 19th century and in the United States during the 1980's they effectively became the old [[Democrat Party]]<ref>http://jmisc.net/whigs.htm</ref>. This continued until the [[ | + | Whigs were a party in English politics from the late 1600's to the early 1800's. They were a liberal party who felt that Parliament should have more power then the Monarchy. In the 19th century the Whigs became the Liberal Party<ref>http://www.saburchill.com/history/chapters/chap4011.html</ref>. The Whigs became the [[Liberal]] Party in the 19th century and in the [[United States]], during the 1980's, they effectively became the old [[Democrat Party]]<ref>http://jmisc.net/whigs.htm</ref>. This continued until the [[Repbulican Party]] attracted so many anti-slavery Wing's that the party grow to irreverence. The last Whig presidentially candidate to run for office was in 1856<ref>http://jmisc.net/whigs.htm</ref>. |
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Revision as of 16:08, August 2, 2007
Whigs were a party in English politics from the late 1600's to the early 1800's. They were a liberal party who felt that Parliament should have more power then the Monarchy. In the 19th century the Whigs became the Liberal Party[1]. The Whigs became the Liberal Party in the 19th century and in the United States, during the 1980's, they effectively became the old Democrat Party[2]. This continued until the Repbulican Party attracted so many anti-slavery Wing's that the party grow to irreverence. The last Whig presidentially candidate to run for office was in 1856[3].