Question

The Whig party, which existed 1833-1854, supported all the following except:
A) Rechartering the Second Bank of the United States
B) Raising tariffs to protect U.S. Industry
C) Admitting Taxes to the United States in 1844
D) Funding internal improvements, such as canals and roads.

Answer 1

Hint: In American history, the Whig Party was a major political party active from 1834 to 1854 that advocated for national growth but was doomed by the growing tide of sectional animosity. In 1834, the Whig Party was officially formed, putting together a loose alliance of groups united in their opposition to what party members saw as "King Andrew" Jackson's executive dictatorship.

Complete answer:
Except for admitting Texas to the United States in 1844, the Whig Party endorsed all of the above from 1833 to 1854. In the 1844 election, the Democrat James K. Polk supported Texas admission, while the Whig Henry Clay opposed it because the prospect of the country's expansion to the West opened up the possibility of the Democrats gaining a permanent majority. Clay lost to Polk after reversing his position on Texas late in the race.

Now let us look into the given options:
Option A) Rechartering the Second Bank of the United States: It is incorrect because rechartering the Second Bank of the United States was supported by the Whig party.
Option B)Raising tariffs to protect U.S. Industry: It is incorrect because raising tariffs to protect the U.S. Industry States was supported by the Whig party.
Option C is the correct option because admitting Taxes to the United States in 1844 was not supported by the Whig party. One of the most critical Whig topics was the Bank of the United States. Tariffs were funded by the Whigs in order to finance internal reforms. Both the bank and the tariff were planned to aid the growth of the industry in Whig's American scheme.
Option D is incorrect because funding internal improvements, such as canals and roads were supported by the Whig party.

Thus the correct answer is option ‘C’.

Note: The Whigs were an opposition party established to oppose the Jacksonian Democrats, thus establishing America's "second party system." The Whigs advocated for the American System, an activist economic policy that included a protective tariff, federal infrastructure incentives, and support for a national bank.