USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

DEMOCRACY IN AMERICA BY ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How did John Tyler come into office?
A
William Henry Harrison died of being shot
B
William Henry Harrison was removed from office
C
William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia
D
He was elected
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Harrison died just 31 days after his inauguration in 1841, and had the shortest presidency in United States history. He was also the first United States president to die in office, and a brief constitutional crisis resulted as presidential succession was not then fully defined in the United States Constitution.

Detailed explanation-2: -As a soldier, farmer, and outdoorsman, Harrison had spent much of his life in bad weather. But he was far from young now, and when he followed the address with a round of receptions in his wet clothing, it resulted in a bad chill. Within days, he had a cold, which developed into pneumonia.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Henry Harrison died in 1841, just 1 month after becoming the ninth president of the United States. Historians have long maintained that pneumonia killed William Henry Harrison (1773–1841) just 1 month after he became the ninth president of the United States.

Detailed explanation-4: -Under the campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", the Harrison-Tyler ticket defeated incumbent president Martin Van Buren. President Harrison died just one month after taking office, and Tyler became the first vice president to succeed to the presidency.

Detailed explanation-5: -Accomplishments during his presidency: This helped to get the west settled and expand the country. Annexation of Texas-Tyler worked for the annexation of Texas so it could become part of the United States. Tariff Bill-He signed a tariff bill that helped to protect northern manufacturers.

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