Whigs and Democrats

1. The Election of 1840 Whigs and Democrats

2. Warm Up- A Modern Election • Copy and Answer: • What do you associate with a modern political campaign? What is the most effective type of campaigning in your opinion?

3. The Whigs • Anti-Jackson Party • Favored the American System • Represented the East and Wealthy class

4. Van Buren the “Little Magician” • Problems from the Start • The Panic of 1837 • Over speculation • Jackson’s bank policies • Jackson’s “specie circular” • Crop failure • Failure of British banks • The Divorce Bill • Independent treasury • Established precedent for Federal Reserve

5. Election of 1840 • Van Buren vs. William Henry Harrison • Log Cabins and Hard Cider • First “Modern” Campaign • Tippecanoe and Tyler too! • Tip and Ty campaign song http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippecanoe_and_Tyler_Too “What's the cause of this commotion, motion, motion,Our country through?It is the ball a-rolling onFor Tippecanoe and Tyler too.For Tippecanoe and Tyler too.And with them we'll beat little Van, Van, Van,Van is a used up man.And with them we'll beat little Van.” • Harrison won 236-60 electoral votes

6. Election of 1840 campaign materials • Using your Analyzing Primary Sources questions, examine the material from the Election of 1840. • When you are finished copy and answer the following questions: • How do you think this material influenced the newly empowered “common man’s” vote? • Do you think this material “dumbed down” the voting process or made it more accessible to more people? • How do these materials compare to current campaign materials?