Whig Party

Whig Party

1834–1856

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  • Title Whig Party
  • Coverage 1834–1856
  • Author
  • Keywords One of the two major political parties in the United States from approximately 1834 to 1856, South Carolina nullifiers were among the first to adopt this Anglo-American term connoting hostility to tyranny, Led by John C. Calhoun, Highland Sentinel, a Pendleton Whig newspaper, Charleston Courier,
  • Website Name South Carolina Encyclopedia
  • Publisher University of South Carolina, Institute for Southern Studies
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  • Access Date December 23, 2024
  • Original Published Date
  • Date of Last Update August 26, 2022
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