The name of the Whig Party is misleading to many modern folks. Most laugh at it and don't take it seriously, not bothering to consider that the D/R parties were formed from the Democratic-Republican party much later on. It's very interesting how long it took the Whig's to get someone in office, considering them as the big anti-Britain party since the unrest began.
Not to mention that the founding of the Republican party was built out of the ruins of the Whigs demise. it also very much resembled its positions on most issues of the day.
In a way, the history of the Whig party is very much the history of the birth of the current two political parties which dominate the country.
In a way, the history of the Whig party is very much the history of the birth of the current two political parties which dominate the country.