WK4 Day 1 Notes - "Rise of the Whigs / Election of 1840"

The Rise of the Whigs / The Election of 1840

How did the Whig Party even begin?

people’s sense of money & symbolism

What phrases were popular in this era?

log cabin, war hero

What kind of government size beliefs did Whigs want their candidate to have?

pro big government

Who was re-elected in the Election of 1832? What political party was he apart of?

Andrew Jackson, Democratic

What did AJ do with the 2nd Bank of the US in 1833?

He took deposits and put them into 23 “pet banks”

How was the future of the US economy from AJ’s decisions?

uncertain

In 1834, what two things did Whigs agree on?

pro-bank, anti-Andrew Jackson

What did the Whigs call themselves? Was this positive or negative?

The Anti-AJ Party, negative

How many leaders led the Whig party? Who were they?

3 leaders; John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, & John Calhoun

Where was JQA, HC, and JC born?

JQA = Massachusetts, HC = Kentucky, JC = South Carolina

In the Election of 1836, how many electoral college votes did Martin Van Buren (Democrat) obtain?

170

How many candidates did the Whigs use in the Election of 1836? Why did they need so many?

3 candidates. They wanted a repeat of the Election of 1824.

Who was the New Englander candidate for the Whig Party?

Daniel Webster

Who was the Southern candidate for the Whig Party?

Hugh White

Who was the Mid-Western candidate for the Whig Party?

William Henry Harrison

How many popular votes did William Henry Harrison have in the Election of 1836?

550,000

What was the Panic of 1837?

A huge economic depression

What followed the depression in 1842? Hint: It’s the opposite of a pricing issue occurring today.

Deflation, lower wages

What did Democratic representative Van Buren do during his presidency/election of 1840?

He was quiet, had no speeches, and never traveled

Which battle made William Henry Harrison fit the description of a “war hero” like the Whigs wanted?

Battle of Tippecanoe

How and why did Democrats make fun of William Henry Harrison?

They called him “Old Granny” because he was 67.

What rumor did Democrats start with the intention of damaging WHH’s reputation?

He wants to sit in his log cabin & drink cheap, hard cider

How did Whigs use this rumor against the Democrats?

They turned the rumor into a campaign called the Log Cabin, Hard Cider Campaign.

What strange, new thing did WHH do during his Log Cabin, Hard Cider campaign? How many times did he do this?

WHH went on tour and gave 23 speeches

What things was William H. Harrison open about supporting?

banks, tariffs, internal improvements

How many people attended William H. Harrison’s speech at Fort Meigs?

50,000

How many electoral college votes did Martin V. Buren get in the Election of 1840? What about William H. Harrison?

60 EC votes, 234 EC votes

How many states voted for Martin V. Buren? How many states voted for William H. Harrison?

9 states, 19 states