During the 1830s-1840s the opposing government parties, the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whigs, faced many issues. The Whigs were a party born out of their hatred of President Andrew Jackson, and they dubbed his harsh military ways "executive usurpation" and generally detested everything he did while in office. This party attracted many other groups alienated by President Jackson, and was popular primarily among Northern urban industrial aristocrats. On the other hand, the Jacksonian Democrats were a party born out of President Andrew Jackson's anti-Federalist ideals that was extremely popular among Southern agrarians. One of the major economic issues that the two parties disagreed on was whether or not the United States should have a National Bank. Together with the National Bank, the two parties also disagreed on the issue of the protective tariff applied to grow Northern industry. Politically, the two parties disagreed on issues of manifest destiny, or expansion, and, ultimately, slavery. Although the two parties essentially disagreed on most issues, there are also similarities within these issues that the two parties somewhat agree on. The question of whether or not America should have a National Bank is an issue that is debated throughout the early stages of the modern era. United States government system. In the 1830s-1840s two major differences of opinion about the National Bank can be seen between the Jacksonian Democrats and the Whig parties. Jacksonian Democrats did not want a National Bank for many reasons. One of the main reasons was the distrust of banks instilled in Andrew Jackson because his land had been taken away from him. Another reason is that the creation of a National Bank would make it more powerful than... middle of paper......y in the Mexican lands of the Cession. Jacksonian Democrats and Whigs were predominantly opposing forces in the 1830s and 1840s; however, cases can be seen where they worked together on some political and economic issues. Economically, the Jacksonian Democrats were against the National Bank and the Protective Tariff, while the Whigs supported it, and politically, the Jacksonian Democrats were more liberal, calling for rapid expansion and growth of the country and slavery, while the Whigs were more conservative on the forehead. issues of manifest destiny and slavery. Jacksonian Democrats were essentially strongly anti-Federalists, supporting laws and actions that reduced the amount of power the federal government had, while Whigs were primarily federalists who supported the federal government and sought to make it stronger through their various economic and political policies..