Friday, March 23

1. Update your table of contents Date Entry Title Entry #3/21 Jackson’s Policy Towards Natives wksheet 323/21 Native American Movement map 333/22 Jackson “Key Events” notes 343/23 Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk notes35

2. Turn to your next blank page in your spiral and title it: Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk notes

3. Vocabulary Quiz Monday over chapter 12 (entry #31)

Did Mrs. Siek take role????

Yes – go on to next slide

No – GO TAKE ROLE NOW!!!!!

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

1. Martin Van Buren *Hand picked by Jackson(#8) *Easily won

*One term*Texas is recognized as independent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlYBh0LHSag&feature=related

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk1.Martin Van Buren *Hand picked by Jackson

*Easily won*One term*Texas is recognized as independent*Amistad case

2. Panic of 1837 *Speculators did not pay back loans used to buy land*State banks were loaned money with no limit and printing

their own money (not backed by silver and gold)*Jackson ordered that anyone buying public land had to

pay for it with gold or silver – speculators rushed tobanks to exchange the paper money and banks didnot have enough gold/silver and were force to close

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

2. Panic of 1837 *Speculators did not pay back loans used to buy land*State banks were loaned money with no limit and printing

their own money (not backed by silver and gold)*Jackson ordered that anyone buying public land had to

pay for it with gold or silver – speculators rushed tobanks to exchange the paper money and banks didnot have enough gold/silver and were force to close

*Cotton prices dropped (too much of it)*Planters couldn’t repay loans*More banks closed*Depression lasted 3 years*van Buren did little to help b/c he believed the gov’t

should stay out of economic affairs

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

3. William H. Harrison *Van Buren v. William Henry Harrison(#9)

http://www.history.com/videos/president-william-henry-harrison#president-william-henry-harrison

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

3. William H. Harrison *Van Buren v. William Henry Harrison*Harrison wins based on his war record and

“common” manreputation

*Delivers a 2 hour inaugural address *Dies after a month of pneumonia

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

3. William H. Harrison *Van Buren v. William Henry Harrison*Harrison wins based on his war record and

“common” manreputation

*Delivers a 2 hour inaugural address *Dies after a month of pneumonia

4. John Tyler http://www.history.com/videos/president-john-tyler#president-john-tyler

(#10)

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

3. William H. Harrison *Van Buren v. William Henry Harrison*Harrison wins based on his war record and

“common” manreputation

*Delivers a 2 hour inaugural address *Dies after a month of pneumonia

4. John Tyler http://www.history.com/videos/president-john-tyler#president-john-tyler

(#10)*Texas becomes annexed in 1845*Oregon Trail opens

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

3. William H. Harrison *Van Buren v. William Henry Harrison*Harrison wins based on his war record and

“common” manreputation

*Delivers a 2 hour inaugural address *Dies after a month of pneumonia

4. John Tyler http://www.history.com/videos/president-john-tyler#president-john-tyler

(#10)*Texas becomes annexed in 1845*Oregon Trail opens

5. James K. Polk (#11)

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

5. James K. Polk *Oregon Treaty – sets border with British Canada (#11) *California becomes independent

*Manifest Destiny – America is destined by God to own all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific

*Mexican –American War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjUEBDOOSDM&feature=related

Van Buren/Harrison/Tyler/Polk

5. James K. Polk *Oregon Treaty – sets border with British Canada (#11) *California becomes independent

*Manifest Destiny – America is destined by God to own all land from the Atlantic to the Pacific

*Mexican –American War

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjUEBDOOSDM&feature=related

Vocabulary chapter 12Jacksonian Democracy Spoils SystemIndian Removal Act Indian TerritoryTrail of Tears Tariff of AbominationsDoctrine of Nullification Webster-Hayne DebateSecession Inflation Panic of 1837 DepressionWhig Party