PrewritingThis Prewriting Is Worth 10 PointsIt
Pre-writing
This pre-writing is worth 10 points.
It wouldn’t let me write in the Venn diagram.
Whigs:
The party was held together by an opposition of Andrew Jackson.
Important members include: Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, and Zachery Taylor.
Favored a strong central government ran by congress.
Supported protective tariff and national bank.
Similarities:
Both the Democratic and Whig parties originated from the Democratic-Republican Party
This rivalry between parties was important because it started the Second Party System that we have in America today.
Democrats:
Andrew Jackson was the party’s first major leader.
Democrats were in favor of states’ rights and did not like the federal government’s involvement in social and economic affairs.
They glorified the individual and believed everyone could hold office
Writing Assignment
Using your Venn diagram as a starting point, write a complete paragraph that compares/contrasts the Democratic and Whig parties of the 1800s.
Both the Democratic and Whig parties originated from the Democratic-Republican Party that dominated politics in the early 1800s. Both were factions that branched off from the Democratic-Republicans after the 1824 elections. Democrats were in favor of states' rights and did not the federal government's involvement in social and economic affairs. The Whigs were in favor of a stronger federal government that was dominated by Congress.
This pre-writing is worth 10 points.
It wouldn’t let me write in the Venn diagram.
Whigs:
The party was held together by an opposition of Andrew Jackson.
Important members include: Henry Clay, William Henry Harrison, and Zachery Taylor.
Favored a strong central government ran by congress.
Supported protective tariff and national bank.
Similarities:
Both the Democratic and Whig parties originated from the Democratic-Republican Party
This rivalry between parties was important because it started the Second Party System that we have in America today.
Democrats:
Andrew Jackson was the party’s first major leader.
Democrats were in favor of states’ rights and did not like the federal government’s involvement in social and economic affairs.
They glorified the individual and believed everyone could hold office
Writing Assignment
Using your Venn diagram as a starting point, write a complete paragraph that compares/contrasts the Democratic and Whig parties of the 1800s.
Both the Democratic and Whig parties originated from the Democratic-Republican Party that dominated politics in the early 1800s. Both were factions that branched off from the Democratic-Republicans after the 1824 elections. Democrats were in favor of states' rights and did not the federal government's involvement in social and economic affairs. The Whigs were in favor of a stronger federal government that was dominated by Congress.