chapter 17
Subject:
US History [1]
Tags:
united states [4]
James K. Polk [7]
Manifest Destiny [8]
John Tyler [10]
Wilmot Proviso [12]
Whig Party [13]
Politics [14]
behavior [15]
Human development [16]
Love [18]
Psychoanalysis [19]
Human behavior [20]
Personal life [21]
Attachment theory [22]
Evolutionary biology [23]
Technology [24]
Chapter 17: Manifest Destiny and Its Legacy The Accession of ?Tyler Too? Webster and Clay expect to run the country after Harrison?s election Harrison is just a figurehead to get Whigs in office Unfortunately for Webster and Clay? Harrison dies after just 4 weeks in office John Tyler becomes president Many Whigs do not like Tyler Left the Democrats for the Whigs b/c he didn?t like Jackson Embraced states? rights issues Not a big supporter of the Bank, Tariffs, or Internal Improvements Clay begins to implement Whig plans Whig Congress passes a law ending the independent treasury Tyler signs it Next, Clay pushes a bill through Congress to establish a ?Fiscal Bank? This would establish a new Bank of US Tyler vetoes the bill