In politics, there have always been divisions between the different parties. During the time that Andrew Jackson was in office there was a new split of the political parties. The people who supported Jackson fell into the category of Democrats, and those who opposed him were called Whigs. There were a lot of differences, but I will just go over a few of the main differences.
1. The Whigs advocated the reestablishment of the United States Bank, The Democrats were against it.
2. The Whigs wanted to build roads and canals at the expense of the United States. The Democrats didn't think that the government should help with the "internal improvements" as roads and canals were then called.
3. Whigs were all for increasing the power of the government while the Democrats were in favor of states' rights.
1. The Whigs advocated the reestablishment of the United States Bank, The Democrats were against it.
2. The Whigs wanted to build roads and canals at the expense of the United States. The Democrats didn't think that the government should help with the "internal improvements" as roads and canals were then called.
3. Whigs were all for increasing the power of the government while the Democrats were in favor of states' rights.
The Democrats today seem to hold the same views as the Whigs did then. When did those views change, I wonder? What happened to the Whig party?
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