The Whigs was formed in 1830s and they opposed the tyrannical rule of Andrew Jackson, because they named themselves the 18th century British-American Whigs that opposed King George.
They believed in an active federal government that was committed to internal improvements, including the establishment of a national bank.
On March 11, 1888, one of the worst blizzards in American history strikes the Northeast, killing more than 400 people and dumping as much as 55 inches of snow in some areas. New York City ground to a near halt in the face of massive snow drifts and powerful winds from the storm. At the time, approximately one in every four Americans lived in the area between Washington D.C. and Maine, the area affected by the Great Blizzard of 1888.
One short-term effect was to shock the Allied home-populations with the surprise of a German offensive and the realization that the war was not going to be over as quickly as they had thought.
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