USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Harrison, who had served as a general and as United States Senator from Ohio, defeated the incumbent president, Democrat Martin Van Buren, in a campaign that broke new ground in American politics.

Detailed explanation-2: -Harrison campaigned vigorously and won. After giving the longest inauguration speech (about 1 hour, 45 minutes) in U.S. history, Harrison served only one month as president before dying of pneumonia on April 4, 1841.

Detailed explanation-3: -With Van Buren weakened by economic woes, Harrison won a popular majority and 234 of 294 electoral votes. Voter participation surged as white male suffrage became nearly universal, and a contemporary record of 42.4% of the voting age population voted for Harrison.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Whig party began producing campaign paraphernalia featuring log cabins and barrels of hard cider. These items included: plates, teapots, textiles, ribbons, and the bottle pictured above.