Under the Whigs This system would support protective tariffs, federal aid for internal improvements, and a strong national bank. ... Also, large farm corporations supported the Whigs because Whigs could give them cheap bank credit which they needed for an over abundance of supplies. ... Republicans carried eleven of sixteen free states in 1856 and the party would benefit from northern voters" dismay at actions of Democrats James Buchanan's administration, especially his attempt to force Kansas's admission to the Union as a slave state under the Lecompton constitution. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The American system said that the national government should subsidize roads and canals, help the industry with protective tariffs, and keep a national bank that would exercise control over credit and currency. ... In 1819, the first state out of the Louisiana Purchase, Missouri, applied for statehood in the union. ...

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With his and the New Deal's very pragmatic way of dealing with problems, Roosevelt simply closed all banks, then reopening the ones seemingly strong enough to survive, while closing the weak ones, and financially aiding those with momentary solvency difficulties. ... Labor unions grew dramatically in size as well as importance. ...

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