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Election of 1836

Election of 1836. Depression of 1837 to 1843. Foreign Investments The Bank of England curtailed the flow of money & credit to the United States American Economy had been stimulated by such foreign investment Caused local banks to withdraw specie from the circulation Banks Close

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Election of 1836

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  1. Election of 1836

  2. Depression of 1837 to 1843 Foreign Investments The Bank of England curtailed the flow of money & credit to the United States American Economy had been stimulated by such foreign investment Caused local banks to withdraw specie from the circulation Banks Close Beginning with the Dry Dock Bank of New York City Internal Improvements States had been extending contracts to build roads, canals, and other internal improvements Nine States defaulted Statistics Canal Construction dropped 90% Prices rose nearly 50% Unemployment reached almost 50%

  3. “Tippecanoe & Tyler Too!” President Van Buren Blamed Bank War & the Specie Circular of 1836 Required western settlers to use gold and silver to pay for land purchases Shipment of Specie to Britain was main cause To pay-off debts Whigs blamed Van Buren Laissez-Faire Government President Van Buren advocated limited government Treasury Act of 1840 Delayed recovery Withdrew specie out of Jackson’s “Pet Banks” & deposited it in government vaults Did no good locked up

  4. Election of 1840 Election of 1840 Whigs learn from losses Nominated the Hero of Tippecanoe William Henry Harrison of Ohio Puppet for Clay & Webster in Congress “Tyler Too!” John Tyler of Virginia Truly a Democrat Split with Jackson occurred w/ Nullification Crisis. Log Cabin Campaign Whigs projected image of candidate Hard Cider Drinker Son of wealthy planter & signer of the Declaration of Independence Van Buren painted as Eastern Aristocrat Devotee to fancy wines & elegant cloths

  5. Election of 1840 • “Tyler Too!” • Hopes of manipulative president die • One Month • Tyler truly a Democrat • Split in Whig Party allows Democrats to regroup after defeat

  6. American Progress- John Gast (1872)

  7. This April 1836 poster from New Orleans sought volunteers during the Texas War for Independence.

  8. Texas fought and won for independence in 1832-1836 From 1836-1846 the Republic of Texas existed Sam Houston’s sole purpose in life was to get Texas into the United States of America. In December 1845 Texas became a state Texas Independence

  9. Election of 1844 vs. James K. Polk (D) Henry Clay (Whig)

  10. President James K. Polk • Promised to annex Texas. • Contested Oregon Territory in the Northwest. • Vowed to purchase California ManifestDestiny… One Problem…

  11. Both Texas and California were part of Mexico!

  12. V. President Polk Santa Anna

  13. Mexican-American War • Polk and his advisers developed a Three-Pronged attack • Taylor’s troops would cross the Rio Grande River near the Gulf of Mexico • Ulysses S. Grant served under Taylor • Kearny’s troops would take Santa Fe and move on to California • Scott would take Mexico City by amphibious attack • Robert E. Lee served under Scott

  14. Victory Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo • Mexico gave the United States more than 500,000 square miles of Territory. • Mexico also accepted the Rio Grande River as the boarder between Texas and Mexico • The United States paid Mexico $15 million dollars for the land

  15. The Great Awakening’s The First Great Awakening Period of religious revivalism 1730s & 1740s Jonathan Edwards’ Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God Extemporaneous & Itinerant Preaching Democratic Concepts Balance in Society Elite & Commoners Biblical Teachings Equality Supported Religious Freedom The Second Great Awakening Period of religious revivalism & evangelism 1790s to 1840s Prominent Figures Joseph Smith, Jr. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints John & Charles Wesley Methodist Campbell’s (Thomas & Alexander) Presbyterian Reform Movement Temperance Women's rights Abolitionism

  16. Garrison & Evangelical Abolitionism William Lloyd Garrison Massachusetts born printer The Liberator Jailed in 1830 for Libel New England merchant engaged in domestic slave trade. The Liberator Took radical stance against slavery Condemned the American Colonization Society Only strengthens Slavery Rids America of all Freedmen Sought equality for all Slaves & Women Theodore Dwight Weld Son of Congregationalist Minister Worked in northern Presbyterian & Congregationalist churches Published The Bible against Slavery (1837) American Slavery as It Is: Testimony of a Thousand Witnesses (1839). “What is the actual condition of the slaves in the United States?” Sold over 100,000 copies in 1st year alone.

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