USA HISTORY

JACKSONIAN DEMOCRACY 1825 1850

MARTIN VAN BUREN

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Did the Whigs have a platform besides Harrison being the war hero of the Battle of Tippecanoe?
A
Yes, they had several issues they ran on including establishing a new banking system
B
No, they only thought to blame the democrats for the depression
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Harrison was the western Whig candidate for president in 1836, one of four regional Whig party candidates.

Detailed explanation-2: -Overview. William Henry Harrison served the shortest time of any American President-only thirty-two days. He also was the first President from the Whig Party.

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: -As a successful military commander in the Indian Territory and during the War of 1812, Harrison cleared the way for U.S. westward expansion by defeating Native American coalitions and British forces. His campaigns forever changed the U.S. government relations with Native Americans in the Northwest Territories.

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