Digital History
Digital History: Rise of Democratic Politics
Although difficult to comprehend, after the demise of the Federalists, there was essentially just one political party in the United States for about a decade. Read about the rise of the new two-party system and how the attack on...
Digital History
Digital History: The Whigs
A look at the Whig Party's formation in the 1830s as opposition to the Democratic Party. Read about their legislative plans, and the men they nominated for president over the years.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Expanding Democracy
An overview of voting and democracy in the early 1800s.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Us History: 1800 1848: Expanding Democracy
A quick comprehension check over the expansion of democracy in the early 1800s.
University of Groningen
American History: Essays: The American Whig Party (1834 1856)
This article presents the second part of the history of the Whig Party to find out why the issue of slavery brought about its demise.