Download - Executive Branch Part 3
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Andrew Jackson
Why elected: War hero, revenge
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
Election of 1828
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Started Nomination Conventions & Party Platforms
Bank of the United States Nullification Trail of Tears
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Martin Van Buren
Why elected: Received “blessing” from Jackson; split opposition.
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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William Henry Harrison
Why elected: War hero, Whig
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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John Tyler
Why elected: NOT elected: Harrison died in office
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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John Tyler
Tyler, born in 1790, has two living grandchildren.
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James K. Polk
Why elected: Promised Manifest Destiny
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
Fulfill Manifest Destiny Create Independent Treasury Lower Tariffs (taxes on imports &
exports)
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Zachary Taylor
Why elected: War hero Slavery: When asked,
avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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Millard Fillmore
Why elected: NOT elected: Taylor died in office
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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Franklin Pierce
Why elected: Opponent disliked; Whig decline
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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James Buchanan
Why elected: Out of the country during Bleeding Kansas
Slavery: When asked, avoided the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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Abraham Lincoln
Why elected: Divided opponents
Slavery: When asked, tried to avoid the issue. Official position was that he was neutral.
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