The answer is Benjamin Franklin. He offered to print the sermons of the preachers so people could buy them. He also provided a home for the preacher and his minister.
C a defendant might plead guilty in a crime he or she committed to lessen the chances of dealing with a bigger sentence then he or she would deal with pleading none guilty and going up against a jury.
I am not so sure what you mean by "what kinds of unions were formed", but if you're talking about the Civil War then I think the unions were Confederate and Union. The Confederates wanted to run the country with slavery while the Union fought against slavery. Do not quote me on that though.
The Whig party disappeared.