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Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848. Chapter 17. Presidents of the 1830s and 1840s. Andrew Jackson (D-TN) 1829-1837 Martin Van Buren (D-NY) 1837-1841 William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841 John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845 James K. Polk (D-TN) 1845-1849
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Manifest Destiny and its Legacy 1841-1848 Chapter 17
Presidents of the 1830s and 1840s • Andrew Jackson (D-TN) 1829-1837 • Martin Van Buren (D-NY) 1837-1841 • William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841 • John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845 • James K. Polk (D-TN) 1845-1849 • Zachary Taylor (Whig-LA) 1849-1850
John Tyler (Whig-VA) 1841-1845 William Henry Harrison (Whig-OH) 1841
Sectional Giants Henry Clay, KY 1777- 1852 (73) John C. Calhoun, SC 1782-1850 (68) Daniel Webster, MA 1782-1852 (70)
Manifest Destiny • As the debate over whether to admit Texas to the Union was going on in Congress, an article appeared in an expansionist magazine claiming • “[Westward expansion is] the fulfillment of our manifest destiny to overspread the continent allotted by Providence for the free development of our yearly multiplying millions”
Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way • Romantic tribute to the spirit of Manifest Destiny • Commissioned by Congress in 1860