USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

JACKSONIAN AMERICA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who was the running mate of “Tippecanoe.”
A
John Tyler
B
Nicholas Biddle
C
James Monroe
D
Daniel Webster
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He was the sole nominee on the 1840 Whig presidential ticket as William Henry Harrison’s running mate. Under the campaign slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", the Harrison-Tyler ticket defeated incumbent president Martin Van Buren.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harrison was the first president to campaign actively for office. He did so with the slogan “Tippecanoe and Tyler too.” Tippecanoe referred to Harrison’s leadership of U.S. troops in a battle against Native American forces near a river called Tippecanoe in what is now the state of Indiana.

Detailed explanation-3: -William Henry Harrison won a landslide victory in the presidential election in 1840, in part because of his reputation as the hero of 1811’s Battle of Tippecanoe.

Detailed explanation-4: -"TIPPECANOE AND TYLER TOO!” was the campaign slogan of the Whigs in 1840, when William Henry Harrison, the hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe, and John Tyler were their candidates for the presidency and vice-presidency, respectively. The party cry typified the emotional appeal of the Whig canvass.

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