Question

Select the BEST answer for the following question:Why was the Whig Party formed?
A.To oppose the Mexican-American War
B.None of these
C.To support nullification theory and stop the passage of tariffs
D.To oppose Andrew Jackson and his followers (the Democrats)

Answer 1

Answer: The Whigs emerged in the 1830s in opposition to President Andrew Jackson, pulling together former members of the National Republican Party, the Anti-Masonic Party, and disaffected Democrats. ... Whig nominee William Henry Harrison unseated Van Buren in the 1840 presidential election, but died just one month into his term.

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Answer 2

Answer:

to oppose the Mexican war