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Article: The rise & fall of political parties.
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- Cobblestone
- Article date:
- January 1, 2002
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Attempts to work out agreements and compromises in an increasingly divided nation dramatically affected the political landscape of the United States in the second quarter of the 1800s. In the years before and after the Compromise of 1850, American political parties came and went. Following are brief descriptions of the major parties of the time, as well as explanations for their rise or fall.
Whig party Organized by opponents of Democratic president Andrew Jackson, this party was an influential group from the mid-1830s to the early 1850s and believed that government should have a role in promoting economic development and shaping the values of citizens. In 1844, ...