united states politics in 1840 show off what you know!
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United States Politics in 1840
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What were the two main political parties in 1840?
*CLUE: One name will sound familiar..
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The Democratic Party and The Whig Party
*Did you know? These made up the first two-party system in the U.S!
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Democratic Party
Whig Party
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Democratic Party
1.The Democratic Part of 1840 is the same Democratic Party we have today.
TRUE FALSE
FALSE
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1. Who was the Whig’s Presidential Candidate in the election of 1840?
A)Martin Van BurenB)William Henry HarrisonC)Henry ClayD)Andrew Jackson
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Whig Party
B! William Henry HarrisonThe answer is…
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*Did you know?
The Whig party’s name
comes from a political
party in England who
opposed the crown.
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Democratic Party
Whig Party
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2. The Democratic Party stood for State’s Rights and territorial expansion.
Democratic Party
True False
The answer is…
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to Menu Options*Did you know?The party supported state’s rights but did not think the state’s had the right of nullification or secession. They also thought that economic opportunity came through territorial expansion.
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Democratic Party
Whig Party
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Democratic Party
The democratic party was originally based around what presidential
candidate?
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The answer is…
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson
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Democratic Party
Whig Party
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Whig Party
Which of these are NOT a main supporting group within the Whig Party?
A)Wealthy Southern PlantersB)Commercial farmers in the WestC)People of Evangelical denominationsD)People of Ritualistic denominations
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D! People of ritualistic denominations
Such as: Roman Catholics, Episcopalian, and one type of Lutheranism. These people supported the democratic party for the most part.
* Did you know?
The Whigs supported the
temperance movement
because they were made
up of mostly evangelicals
and non-immigrants (irish
immigrants tended to
drink heavily)
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Democratic Party
Whig Party
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Whig PartyThe Whig Party held ideas that were known
as nativism…What does nativism mean?
A)They did not want to share the land with Indians
B) They wanted Indian RightsC) They opposed newly arriving
immigrantsD)They welcomed newly arriving
immigrants
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*Did you know?
Most immigrants during
this time were Irish.
C! They opposed newly arriving immigrants
Democrat
s
Whigs
RichSanctity of private property
Flexible platformWhite malesAnti-slavery
Which is not a simlarity between the two?
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The answer is…
Anti-Slavery,
both parties in fact supported slavery at the
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You completed the self test on politics in the 1840’s! Hope you learned
something about the parties that made up the first two-party system in
the U.S.!