What are the major views and interests of the Whig party?
The origins of the modern Democratic Party emerged in the presidency of Andrew Jackson (1829-37). From its beginning the party has achieved power through successful coalitions. But early regional factionalism, stemming from the tariff, states’ rights, national expansion, and slavery issues, in time split the party and eventually led to the Civil War. The voter support mainly came from subsistence farmers, unskilled workers, and Catholic immigrants. The party’s strength came primarily from the South and West.