Editing Whigs (British political party) (section)

==== American impact ====
The association of Toryism with Lord North's government was also influential in the American colonies and writings of British political commentators known as the [[Radical Whigs]] did much to stimulate colonial [[Republicanism in the United States|republican]] sentiment. Early activists in the [[Thirteen Colonies|colonies]] called themselves Whigs,{{example needed|date=November 2015}} seeing themselves as in alliance with the political opposition in Britain, until they turned to independence and started emphasising the label [[Patriot (American Revolution)|Patriots]].{{citation needed|date =September 2023|reason= When and how ow did the patriot label come about? }} In contrast, the American [[Loyalist (American Revolution)|Loyalists]], who supported the monarchy, were consistently also referred to as Tories.

Later, the [[United States Whig Party]] was founded in 1833 on the basis of opposition to a strong [[President of the United States|presidency]], initially the presidency of [[Andrew Jackson]], analogous to the British Whig opposition to a strong monarchy.<ref>{{cite book |first=Daniel Walker |last=Howe |title=The American Whigs: An Anthology |year=1973 |isbn=0-471-41671-1 }}</ref> The [[True Whig Party]], which for a century dominated [[Liberia]], was named for the American party rather than directly for the British one.