JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850
ELECTION OF 1824
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Question
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John Quincy Adams
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William Crawford
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Henry Clay
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Andrew Jackson
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William Henry Harrison
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Detailed explanation-1: -Harrison defeated Van Buren in the 1840 presidential election, making him the first of only two Whigs to be elected to the presidency, the other being Zachary Taylor. Just three weeks after his inauguration, Harrison fell ill and died days later.
Detailed explanation-2: -The enigmatic Harrison is best known for his premature death in office after 30 days. Harrison is one of the more interesting early Presidents because of his pre-White House career. Harrison was a legitimate military hero who had a popular 1840 campaign slogan: Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too.
Detailed explanation-3: -The presidency of John Tyler began on April 4, 1841, when John Tyler became President of the United States upon the death of President William Henry Harrison, and ended on March 4, 1845. He had been Vice President of the United States for only 31 days when he assumed the presidency.