Whigs and Republicans
Historian Charles Calhoun talked about the evolution of political parties and described the differences between Whigs and Republicans.
Description
Historian Charles Calhoun talked about the evolution of the Whig Party and described the differences between Whigs and Republicans.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Describe the origins of the Whig Party.
- Why did the Whig Party fall apart?
- Explain the connection between the Whig Party and the Republican Party in the North.
Additional Resources
Participants
Vocabulary
- Andrew Jackson
- Constituent
- Henry Clay
- Kansas-nebraska Act
- Missouri Compromise
- Political Party
- Protective Tariff
- Republicans
- Temperance Movement
- Whig
- Winfred Scott