?What to do with TEXAS?

Causes

• 1824 Mexican Constitution– Learn Spanish– Convert to Catholicism– No Slavery

• Period of decentralized salutary neglect

• 1836: Santa Anna takes over and changes Mexican version of “A of C” to their version of an national “Constitution” Gov’t.

• Texians Revolt

• Southern/Western Americans flood into Tejas to support independepdence

• And to create another potential slave state

• And to make a mark for themselves– Houston– Crockett– Etc.

• Alamo

• San Jacinto

• Annexation??????????????? Not till 1846

DEMS --> Martin Van Buren

Van’s Northern Democratic supporters (loco-focos) ally with Southern WHIGS (Calhoun and

Nullification) to win

Van Buren Taking the Blame for His Own

and Jackson's Monetary Policies

Whigs attack Van B. on his Independent and Sub-Treasury

Whigs investigate the swarthout Swindle: $1,000,000

DEMS-->Richard Mentor Johnson, VP

• Growth of abolitionism

• But not NEARLY enough to help Johnson and Martin.

J. Q. Adams shut down by “Gag Rule”

Whigs attack Van on his 1838 near war with G.B. over Aroostook land

WHIGS --> William Henry Harrison

Sold Harrison as the “Log Cabin” candidate to compensate for Jackson

Van (elite) Harrison (farmer)

Hard Cider Dogs chase Van (the old fox) from the White house

WHIGS --> John Tyler, VP

“Tippecanoe, and Tyler,

Too!”

“Tippecanoe, and Tyler,

Too!”

“Log Cabin” Campaign Pin, 1840

“Log Cabin & Cider” Campaign

West (friontier) VS. East (Elite)

William Henry Harrison Campaign Song ““Tip and Tye”Tip and Tye”

(Words and Music by “A member of the Fifth Ward Club“, published 1840)

What has caus'd this great com-mo-tion,

mo-tion, mot-ion our coun-try through, It is the ball that's rol-ling on, For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too, For Tip-pi-ca-noe, and Ty-ler too, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van, Van,

Van is a us'd up man, And with them we'll beat lit-tle Van.

What ultimately defeats Van

1840 Election Results

Harrison clears out the Kitchen (cabinet)

Van leaving office

Van’s use of Cuban attack dogs in 2nd Seminole War